Jost de Jager | |
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![]() De Jager in 2011 | |
Schleswig-Holstein Minister of Science, Economic Affairs and Transport | |
In office October 27, 2009 –June 12, 2012 | |
Appointed by | Peter Harry Carstensen |
Succeeded by | Reinhard Meyer (Economic Affairs and Transport) Waltraud Wende (Science) |
State Secretary to the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Science,Economic Affairs and Transport | |
In office April 2005 –October 2009 | |
Appointed by | Peter Harry Carstensen |
Member of the Schleswig-Holstein Landtag | |
In office 1996–2005 | |
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Alma mater | University of Kiel |
Profession | Journalist |
Website | https://www.jostdejager.de/ |
Jost de Jager (born March 7,1965 [1] ) is a German business consultant, [2] politician and former Schleswig-Holstein Minister of Science,Economic Affairs and Transport. [1]
De Jager lives with his family in Eckernförde. [2]
Between 1987 and 1994,he studied history,English studies and Politics at the University of Kiel. [1]
De Jager worked as a volunteer at the evangelical press service in Kiel between 1994 and 1996. [1]
He was a member of the Schleswig-Holstein Landtag for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) between 1996 and 2005 and became his factions spokesman on European politics in 1996. [1] From 1998 to 2002,he was his factions spokesman on education.
In 2005,De Jager was appointed State Secretary to the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Science,Economic Affairs and Transport until he was appointed Minister of Science,Economic Affairs and Transport by Peter Harry Carstensen on October 27,2009. [3] De Jager was made his party's lead candidate for the 2012 Schleswig-Holstein State Elections in which his party lost to the Social Democrats. He was subsequently succeeded as Minister by Reinhard Meyer (Economic Affairs and Transport) and Waltraud Wende (Science). [4] [5] [6]