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| Born | 25 July 1941 |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Institution | University of Cologne |
| Field | Political economics |
| Alma mater | Saarland University Ruhr University Bochum |
Johann Eekhoff (born 25 July 1941) is a German economist and former state secretary of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. He currently holds a chair for economic policy at the University of Cologne.
A native of Moormerland, East Frisia, Eekhoff studied economics at the Saarland University, Philadelphia University, and Ruhr University Bochum. He earned his Ph.D. from Ruhr University Bochum in 1971, and his Habilitation from Saarland University in 1979. Between 1991 and 1993 he served as state secretary under Federal Ministers Jürgen Möllemann and Günter Rexrodt.