Rainer Eppelmann

Rainer Eppelmann
Eppelmann in 2008
Minister for Disarmament and Defence of East Germany
In office 12 April 1990 – 2 October 1990
Minister-President	Lothar de Maizière
Preceded by	Theodor Hoffmann (as Ministers of Defence)
Succeeded by	Gerhard Stoltenberg (as Ministers of Defence)
Minister without Portfolio
In office 5 February 1990 – 12 April 1990 Serving with Tatjana Böhm, Sebastian Pflugbeil, Gerd Poppe, Walter Romberg, Klaus Schlüter, Wolfgang Ullmann, Matthias Platzeck
Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Hans Modrow
Preceded by	Position abolished
Succeeded by	Position established
Member of the Bundestag for Brandenburg (Fürstenwalde – Strausberg – Seelow; 1990–1994)
In office 10 November 1994 – 18 October 2005
Preceded by	multi-member district
Succeeded by	multi-member district
In office 20 December 1990 – 10 November 1994
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Mathias Schubert
Member of the Volkskammer for Berlin
In office 5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1943-02-12) 12 February 1943 (age 81) Berlin, Nazi Germany (now Germany)
Political party	Christian Democratic Union (1990–)
Other political affiliations	Christian Democratic Union (East) (1990) Democratic Beginning (1989–1990)
Spouse	Eva-Maria Strauth ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 1988)​
Children	5
Residence	Berlin
Alma mater	Paulinum
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Rainer Eppelmann (German pronunciation^ⓘ) (born 12 February 1943 in Berlin), is a German politician. Known for his opposition in the German Democratic Republic, he became Minister for Disarmament and Defense in the last cabinet. He is now a member of the CDU.