Christian Wulff

Christian Wulff
Wulff in 2014
President of Germany
In office 30 June 2010 – 17 February 2012
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Horst Köhler
Succeeded by	Joachim Gauck
Minister-President of Lower Saxony
In office 4 March 2003 – 30 June 2010
Preceded by	Sigmar Gabriel
Succeeded by	David McAllister
Personal details
Born	(1959-06-19) 19 June 1959 (age 65) Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
Political party	Christian Democratic Union
Spouse(s)	Christiane (m. 1988-2006, divorced) Bettina (m. 2008-present)
Children	Annalena and Linus
Alma mater	University of Osnabrück
Profession	Lawyer
Signature
Website	Official website

Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff (born 19 June 1959) is a German politician and lawyer. He is member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union. He was elected to be the President of Germany on 30 June 2010.^[1][2] Wulff was sworn in two days after the election on 2 July 2010.^[3][4] He served as Minister-President of the state of Lower Saxony from 2003 to 2010.^[5] On 17 February 2012, Wulff announced his resignation of the position as President of Germany.^[6][7]

1. ↑ "Bundesregierung | Startseite | Christian Wulff zum Bundespräsidenten gewählt". bundesregierung.de. 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. ↑ "Entscheidung im dritten Wahlgang: Wulff zum Bundespräsidenten gewählt - Politik - FAZ". faz.net. 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
3. ↑ "Christian Wulff sworn in as Germany's new President". ndtv.com. 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
4. ↑ "Wulff sworn in as German president | euronews, world news". euronews.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
5. ↑ "Curriculum vitae of Prime Minister Christian Wulff - Office of the Prime Minister". Archived from the original on 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
6. ↑ "Resignation of Christian Wulff". bundespraesident.de. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
7. ↑ "German President Wulff resigns". csmonitor.com. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.