Jörg Bode (born 12 November 1970) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), formerly serving as the Minister for Economics, Labour and Transport and Deputy Prime Minister of the state of

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

. He was elected to the

Landtag of Lower Saxony The Lower Saxon Landtag () or the Parliament of Lower Saxony is the state diet of the German state of Lower Saxony. It convenes in Hanover and currently consists of 146 members, consisting of four parties. Since 2022 the majority is a coalition o ...

in 2003, and has been re-elected on one occasion. On 28 October 2009, Bode succeeded

Philipp Rösler Philipp Rösler (born 24 February 1973) is a German physician and former politician who served as federal minister of health from 2009–2011 and federal minister of economics and technology as well as vice-chancellor of Germany from 2011 to ...

as the Minister for Economics, Labour and Transport and Deputy Prime Minister of the State of

. He served as Acting Prime Minister from 30 June until 1 July, following the resignation of

Christian Wulff Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff (; born 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 ...

, who was elected President of Germany.

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Free Democratic Party (Germany) politicians Ministers of the Lower Saxony State Government Members of the Landtag of Lower Saxony 1970 births Living people {{Germany-FDP-politician-stub