Franz Josef Jung

Franz Josef Jung
Jung as Minister of Defence
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
In office 28 October 2009 – 27 November 2009
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Olaf Scholz
Succeeded by	Ursula von der Leyen
Federal Minister of Defence
In office 22 November 2005 – 27 October 2009
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Peter Struck
Succeeded by	Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Member of the Bundestag
In office 2005–2017
Minister for Federal and European Affairs of Hesse
In office 7 April 1999 – 7 September 2000
Preceded by	Norbert Schüren Rupert von Plottnitz
Succeeded by	Jochen Riebel
Personal details
Born	(1949-03-05) 5 March 1949 (age 75) Erbach, Allied-occupied Germany
Political party	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
Alma mater	University of Mainz
Profession	Lawyer
Website	franz-josef-jung.de

Franz Josef Jung (born 5 March 1949) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He became Federal Minister of Defence in the Grand coalition cabinet of Angela Merkel on 22 November 2005.^[1] In October 2009 he became Minister of Labour and Social Affairs but resigned a month later.