Dirk Niebel

Dirk Niebel
Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development
In office 28 October 2009 – 17 December 2013
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul
Succeeded by	Gerd Müller
Personal details
Born	(1963-03-29) 29 March 1963 (age 61) Hamburg, West Germany
Political party	Free Democratic
Website	dirk-niebel.de

Dirk Niebel (born 29 March 1963) is a German politician. From 2009 to 2013, he served as Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development. From 2005 to 2009, he was secretary general of the FDP.