Rüdiger Wolf
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State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Defence.
Rüdiger Wolf was born on 19 November 1951 in Lehrberg/Mittelfranken. He is married and has two sons and one daughter.
EDUCATION AND MILITARY SERVICE
Spring 1970 graduated from Johann Wolfgang Goethe Gymnasium in Wetzlar
1 July 1970 – 30 June 1972 completed military service – final rank: Oberleutnant d.R.
1 Oct. 1972 – 9 Nov. 1977 studied law at the Justus Liebig University in Gießen and the Albrecht Ludwig University in Freiburg im Breisgau
9 Nov. 1977 passed 1st state examination in law
28 April 1980 passed 2nd state examination in law
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
1 May 1980 – 31 March 1982 practised as a lawyer in Wetzlar
1 April 1982 joined the Federal Defence Administration (see activities below)
1 June 1992 – 30 May 1994 leave of absence; served as research assistant (defence policy) in a parliamentary group
ACTIVITIES IN THE FEDERAL DEFENCE ADMINISTRATION
1 April 1982 – 2 Jan. 1984 Assistant Chief of Section V.1 – recruiting – Office of Defence Administration, Military District III, Duesseldorf
3 Jan. 1983 – 17 Nov. 1986 Head of Section II and Deputy Director, Selection and Induction Office, Cologne –
18 Nov. 1986 – 8 June 1987 Assistant Chief of Section WE 2 – military law, law of conscientious objection – Federal Office of Defence Administration, Bonn
9 June 1987 – 31 August 1988 Assistant Chief of Section I.B 1 – personnel management of established civil servants – Office of Defence Administration, Military District III, Duesseldorf
ASSIGNMENTS AT THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
1 Sept. 1988 – 30 June 1989 Assistant Chief of Branch VR III 9 – Compulsory Military Service Act and law of conscientious objection
1 July 1989 – 7 Oct. 1990 Assistant Chief of Branch VR I 1 – Legal Status of Military Personnel Act
8 Oct. 1990 – 31 May 1992 Assistant Branch Chief for Parliamentary and Cabinet Affairs
1 June 1994 – 19 Febr. 1995 Chief of Branch H I 3 – civilian personnel budget –
20 Febr. 1995 – 1 July 1997 Chief of Branch H I 1 – general budgetary matters –
2 July 1997 – 10 Dec. 2002 Chief of Division H II – material budget, international budgetary matters and matters relating to the Federal Audit Office –
11 Dec. 2002 – 31 Dec. 2007 Director of Budgetary Affairs
1 Jan. 2008 State Secretary
