Erwin Rüddel | |
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_by_Sandro_Halank%25E2%2580%25932.jpg) Rüddel in 2020 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office 2009 – 3 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-12-21)21 December 1955 |
| Died | 3 February 2025(2025-02-03) (aged 69) Asbach,Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Political party | CDU |
Erwin Rüddel (21 December 1955 – 3 February 2025) was a German politician of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofRhineland-Palatinate from 2009 until his death in 2025.
Rüddel was member of the council ofWindhagen from 1984 until 2018.[1] He served as a member of theState Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1987 and again from 1998 until 2009.
From 2003 until 2008, Rüddel was part of the leadership of the CDU in Rhineland-Palatinate, under successive chairmenChristoph Böhr [de] (2003–2006) andChristian Baldauf (2006–2008).
Rüddel became a member of the Bundestag in the2009 German federal election, representing theNeuwied district.[2] He was a member of the Health Committee, chairing it beginning in 2018.[3]
In May 2022, Rüddel announced that he would not stand in the2025 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[4]
Rüddel was married to Renate since 1980 and had two children. He died suddenly inAsbach, on the morning of 3 February 2025, at the age of 69.[5]
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