Peter Struck (politician)

Peter Struck
Struck in 2010
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Bundestag
In office 22 November 2005 – 27 September 2009
Chief Whip	Olaf Scholz Thomas Oppermann
Preceded by	Franz Müntefering
Succeeded by	Frank-Walter Steinmeier
In office 27 October 1998 – 19 July 2002
Chief Whip	Wilhelm Schmidt
Preceded by	Rudolf Scharping
Succeeded by	Ludwig Stiegler
Federal Minister of Defence
In office 19 July 2002 – 22 November 2005
Chancellor	Gerhard Schröder
Preceded by	Rudolf Scharping
Succeeded by	Franz-Josef Jung
Member of the Bundestag for Celle – Uelzen
In office 27 September 1998 – 27 September 2009
Preceded by	Klaus-Jürgen Hedrich
Succeeded by	Henning Otte
Member of the Bundestag for Lower Saxony
In office 5 October 1980 – 27 September 1998
Constituency	Social Democratic Party List
Personal details
Born	(1943-01-24)24 January 1943 Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Died	19 December 2012(2012-12-19) (aged 69) Berlin, Germany
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Göttingen University of Hamburg
Profession	Lawyer

Peter Struck (24 January 1943 – 19 December 2012) was the German Minister of Defence under chancellor Gerhard Schröder from 2002 to 2005. A lawyer, Struck was a member of the Social Democratic Party.