Rudolf Scharping

1. Craig R. Whitney (24 June 1993), German Opposition Party Chooses a New Leader The New York Times .
2. Craig R. Whitney (10 April 1994), Kohl's Challenger Is Coming on Visit to Try to Reassure U.S. The New York Times.
3. Craig R. Whitney (9 March 1994), Now Breathing Down Kohl's Neck Is Big Socialist The New York Times.
4. Craig R. Whitney (9 March 1994), Now Breathing Down Kohl's Neck Is Big Socialist The New York Times.
5. Ferdinand Protzman (30 August 1994), German Opposition Names Shadow Cabinet in Hopes of Votes The New York Times.
6. Craig R. Whitney (17 October 1994), Kohl's Slate Slips as Germans Vote: Keeps Small Edge New York Times .
7. Craig R. Whitney (11 October 1994), Prospects for Kohl Uncertain as Vote In Germany Nears New York Times .
8. Ferdinand Protzman (30 August 1994), German Opposition Names Shadow Cabinet in Hopes of Votes The New York Times.
9. Alan Cowell (17 November 1995), Germany's Social Democrats Replace Leader With a Rival The New York Times.
10. Alan Cowell (17 November 1995), Germany's Social Democrats Replace Leader With a Rival The New York Times.
11. Roger Cohen (24 May 2000), Germans Plan To Trim Army And Rely Less On the Draft The New York Times.
12. Fitchett, Joseph (15 July 1999). "Paddy Ashdown of Britain Is Seen by Some As Leading Candidate for Secretary-General : Hunt for NATO Chief Moves Into New Phase". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
13. Ulbrich, Jeffrey (16 July 1999). "Secretary-general sought by NATO". Associated Press . Retrieved 18 April 2014.
14. Whitney, Craig R. (31 July 1999). "Britain Nominates Its Defense Secretary to Be Head of NATO". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
15. Steven Lee Myers (17 November 1995), Pentagon Security Gate Misfires, Injuring German The New York Times.
16. Steven Erlanger (19 July 2002), With an Eye On Election, Schröder Fires Defense Chief The New York Times.
17. 'Lustwaffe' Minister in firing line - Guardian
18. Steven Erlanger (19 July 2002), With an Eye On Election, Schröder Fires Defense Chief The New York Times.
19. Steven Erlanger (19 July 2002), With an Eye On Election, Schröder Fires Defense Chief The New York Times.
20. Board of Trustees Bonner Akademie für Forschung und Lehre praktischer Politik (BAPP).
21. "Senior Network". www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

External links

• Extensive Biography (in German)
• Appearances on C-SPAN

Rudolf Scharping
Federal Minister of Defence
In office 27 October 1998 –18 July 2002

Political offices
Preceded by Carl-Ludwig Wagner	Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate 1991–1994	Succeeded by Kurt Beck
Preceded by Volker Rühe	Federal Minister of Defence (Germany) 1998–2002	Succeeded by Peter Struck
Party political offices
Preceded by Björn Engholm	Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany 1993–1995	Succeeded by Oskar Lafontaine