Franz Josef Jung
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Franz Josef Jung (born 5 March 1949) is a German politician and is married to Beate Jung. (CDU). He became Federal Minister of Defence in the Grand coalition cabinet of Angela Merkel on November 22, 2005.[1]
After his military service, Franz Josef Jung studied law at the University of Mainz and is a lawyer and civil law notary. In his political career, he held various party functions in Hesse (currently as vice chairman of the CDU there) and also served as a state minister.
Preceded by Peter Struck |
Federal Minister of Defence (Germany) 2005– |
Succeeded by incumbent |
Franz Müntefering (SPD) | Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) | Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) | Brigitte Zypries (SPD) | Peer Steinbrück (SPD) | Michael Glos (CSU) | Horst Seehofer (CSU) | Franz Josef Jung (CDU) | Ursula von der Leyen (CDU) | Ulla Schmidt (SPD) | Wolfgang Tiefensee (SPD) | Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) | Annette Schavan (CDU) | Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul (SPD) | Thomas de Maizière (CDU)