Jürgen Rüttgers
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Jürgen Anton Rüttgers is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union who served as the 9th Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2005 to 2010.
Rüttgers in 2010
Rüttgers in 1977
Rüttgers on a 2000 poster of the CDU
Roland Koch
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Roland Koch is a German jurist and former conservative politician of the Christian Democratic Union. He was the 7th Minister President of Hesse from 7 April 1999, immediately becoming the 53rd Preside
Jürgen Rüttgers
…first government. Under the leadership of Merkel as party chairwoman, he was re-elected vice-chairman of the CDU in November 2006, this time alongside Roland Koch, Annette Schavan and Christian Wulff. During his time in office, Rüttgers came under severe criticism for failing to mend the state's public finances…
Koch in 2008