Roland Koch

Roland Koch
Koch in 2008
Minister-President of Hesse
In office 7 April 1999 – 31 August 2010
Deputy	Ruth Wagner Karin Wolff Volker Bouffier Jörg-Uwe Hahn
Preceded by	Hans Eichel
Succeeded by	Volker Bouffier
President of the Bundesrat
In office 30 April 1999 – 31 October 1999
Preceded by	Hans Eichel
Succeeded by	Kurt Biedenkopf
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in Hesse
In office 25 January 1998 – 12 June 2010
General Secretary	Siegbert Seitz Herbert Müller Otti Geschka Michael Boddenberg Peter Beuth
Preceded by	Manfred Kanther
Succeeded by	Volker Bouffier
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Landtag of Hesse
In office 13 July 1993 – 5 April 1999
Preceded by	Manfred Kanther
Succeeded by	Norbert Kartmann
In office 27 November 1990 – 5 April 1991
Preceded by	Hartmut Nassauer
Succeeded by	Manfred Kanther
Member of the Landtag of Hesse for Main-Taunus I
In office 5 April 1987 – 1 September 2010
Preceded by	Karl-Heinz Koch
Succeeded by	Christian Heinz
Personal details
Born	(1958-03-24) 24 March 1958 (age 66) Frankfurt, West Germany
Political party	CDU
Alma mater	Goethe University Frankfurt
Occupation	Jurist
Website	roland-koch.de

Roland Koch (born 24 March 1958) is a German jurist and former conservative politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was the 7th Minister President of Hesse from 7 April 1999, immediately becoming the 53rd President of the Bundesrat, completing the term begun by his predecessor as Minister President, Hans Eichel, until his resignation on 31 August 2010. During his time in office, Koch was widely regarded as one of Chancellor Angela Merkel's main rivals within the CDU.^[1][2]