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Christian Wulff
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Christian Wulff is a German politician, lawyer, and jurist born in Osnabrück in 1959. He served as the Minister-President of Lower Saxony and held the position of president of Germany. His professional work location was Hanover. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union and the Atlantik-Brücke. He is Catholic and speaks German.
Wulff was educated at Osnabrück University. He was married to Bettina Wulff. He participated in the 1999, 2004, 2009, and 2010 German presidential elections. He was a candidate in the 2010 election. He has a website titled "Webseite von Christian Wulff."
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- human
- Given name
- Walter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Osnabrück
- Spouse
- Bettina Wulff
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- Osnabrück University
- Political party
- Christian Democratic Union
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2004 German presidential election
- Official website
- www.christianwulff.de
- Image
- Christian Wulff crop.jpg
- Work location
- Hanover
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- Christian Wulff
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- 1959-06-19
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- Christian Wulff
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- Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff
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Encyclopedic overview
Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff ( German: [ˈkʁɪsti̯a(ː)n ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈvaltɐ ˈvʊlf] ; born 19 June 1959) is a retired German politician and lawyer who served as President of Germany from 2010 to 2012. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he previously served as minister president of the state of Lower Saxony from 2003 to 2010. He was elected to the presidency in the 30 June 2010 presidential election, defeating opposition candidate Joachim Gauck and taking office immediately, although he was not sworn in until 2 July At the age of 51, he became Germany's youngest president.
On 17 February 2012, Wulff resigned as President of Germany, facing the prospect of prosecution for allegations of corruption relating to his prior service as Minister President of Lower Saxony. In 2014, he was acquitted of all corruption charges by the Hanover regional court.
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