Philipp Rösler is Federal Minister of Economics and Technology and Deputy Federal Chancellor. He has been Federal Chairman of the FDP since May 2011. He previously held the posts of Federal Minister of Health, State Chairman of the FDP in Lower Saxony and Minister for Economics in Lower Saxony.

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Born on 24 February 1973 in Khán Kòa/ Vietnam, married, two children

1992
Abitur (higher education entrance qualification) in Hannover
 
1992
Joined the German Armed Forces as medical officer cadet

1992
Joined the FDP and the Young Liberals in the state of Lower Saxony

1993
Studied medicine in Hannover

1994
District Chairman of the Young Liberals in the City of Hannover
 
1996
State Chairman of the Young Liberals in Lower Saxony,
Member of the FDP State Executive in Lower Saxony

1999
Third state examination, began training as a specialist
at the Federal Armed Forces Hospital in Hamburg

2000 - 2004
General Secretary of the FDP in Lower Saxony (a voluntary post) 

2001
Doctor and medical officer

2001
Regional member for Hannover region
and Deputy Chairman of the FDP regional group

2002
Doctorate in cardio-thoracic-vascular surgery
FDP candidate in the elections to the State Assembly
(number two on the party list)

2003
Member of the State Assembly in Lower Saxony,
Chairman of the FDP group in the State Assembly of Lower Saxony

2005
Member of the Presidium of the FDP at national level

2006
State Chairman of the FDP in Lower Saxony

2009
Lower Saxony Minister for Economics, Labour and Transport
and Deputy Minister-President

2009 - 2011
Federal Minister of Health

Since May 2011
Federal Minister of Economics and Technology and Deputy Federal Chancellor

Photos small and large: REGIERUNGonline/Chaperon

Berlin office
Scharnhorststraße 34-37
10115 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0) 3018 615-0
Fax: +49 (0) 3018 615-7010

Bonn office
Villemombler Straße 76
53123 Bonn
Phone: +49 (0) 22899 615-0
Fax: +49 (0) 22899 615-4436

Website of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology