Johann Wadephul | |
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![]() Wadephul in 2014 | |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 6 May 2025 | |
Chancellor | Friedrich Merz |
Preceded by | Annalena Baerbock |
Member of the Bundestag for Rendsburg-Eckernförde | |
Assumed office 27 September 2009 | |
Preceded by | Otto Bernhardt |
Member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein | |
In office 27 February 2000 – 27 September 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Husum, West Germany | 10 February 1963
Political party | Christian Democratic Union (since 1982) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Meldorfer Gelehrtenschule |
Alma mater | Kiel University (PhD) |
Occupation | Lawyer, Politician, Diplomat |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 1982–1986 |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel (reserves) |
Johann Walter David Rudolf "Jo" Wadephul (German: [ˈjoːhan ˈvaːdəˌfuːl];[1] born 10 February 1963) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since 2025.[2] He has been a member of the German Parliament since 2009.
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