August Hanning
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Dr. August Hanning (born February 16, 1946 in Nordwalde, Germany) was president of the Bundesnachrichtendienst (German Secret Service) from 1998 to December 2005.
Hanning studied law in Freiburg and Münster. From 1976 to 1981, he worked in the treasury department of North Rhine-Westphalia, and in 1981 became employed in the Bundeskanzleramt, first under Helmut Schmidt, later under Helmut Kohl. After the German unification, he worked closely with Bernd Schmidbauer, who coordinated the work of the German intelligence services. On December 17, 1998, Hanning succeeded Hansjörg Geiger as president of the BND.
During Hanning's presidency, the BND attempted to show more transparency than before. However, his last days in office were clouded by a scandal involving the observation of journalists.
Hanning was succeeded in office on December 1, 2005 by Ernst Uhrlau. Hanning is now Staatssekretär in the Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany).
He is not member of any German party. Little is known about his private life; however, he has been noted as a passionate player of chess.
Reinhard Gehlen | Gerhard Wessel | Klaus Kinkel | Eberhard Blum | Heribert Hellenbroich | Hans-Georg Wieck | Konrad Porzner | Gerhard Güllich (interim) | Hansjörg Geiger | August Hanning | Ernst Uhrlau
