Volker Wissing

Volker Wissing (born 22 April 1970) is a German lawyer and politician of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as deputy Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate in the government of Minister-President Malu Dreyer since 2016. From 2004 until 2013 he was a member of the German Parliament.

Volker Wissing
Member of the Bundestag
In office 2004 – 2013
Personal details
Born	22 April 1970 Landau, West Germany
Nationality	German
Political party	FDP
Alma mater	Saarland University University of Freiburg University of Münster

Early life and education

Wissing was born 1970 in the German town of Landau in der Pfalz and studied law at the Saarland University.[1]

Wissing achieved a law degree and worked as a for some time as a judge before he entered professional politics.[2]

Political career

Wissing entered the FDP in 1998. He became a member of the German Bundestag in 2004 when he took the seat of Marita Sehn who had died in a car accident. From 2004 until 2013, he served on the Finance Committee; he chaired the committee from 2009 until 2013. From 2011 until 2013, he also served as one of his parliamentary group's deputy chairpersons, under the leadership of chairman Rainer Brüderle.

On the state level, Wissing became chairman of the party’s branch in Rhineland-Palatinate in 2011. [3]

Other activities

• German-Jordanian Society, Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board[4]
• Association of German Foundations, Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board (2005-2013)

References

1. "Volker Wissing zukünftig Generalsekretär beim Senat der Wirtschaft". Pfalz-Express. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
2. "Deutscher Bundestag: Wissing, Dr. Volker". webarchiv.bundestag.de. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
3. "Lindner schlägt Wissing vor: Kein Politiker der Herzen". Retrieved 30 December 2020 – via www.faz.net.
4. Parliamentary Advisory Board German-Jordanian Society.