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Johannes Rau
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| President of Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 July 1999 – 30 June 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | Gerhard Schröder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Roman Herzog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Horst Köhler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 20 September 1978 – 9 June 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Heinz Kühn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Wolfgang Clement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President of the Bundesrat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 November 1994 – 31 October 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Vice President | Klaus Wedemeier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Klaus Wedemeier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Edmund Stoiber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 November 1982 – 31 October 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Vice President | Hans Koschnick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hans Koschnick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Franz Josef Strauss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lord Mayor of Wuppertal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1969–1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hermann Herberts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Gottfried Gurland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 January 1931 Wuppertal, Rhine Province, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic (now North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 January 2006 (aged 75) Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (1957–2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | All-German People's Party (1950–1957) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Christina Rau (née Delius) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johannes Rau (German: [joˈhanəs ˈʁaʊ] ⓘ; 16 January 1931 – 27 January 2006) was a German politician who served as President of Germany from 1999 to 2004. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he previously served as the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1978 to 1998. In the latter role, he also served as President of the Bundesrat in 1982/83 and in 1994/95.
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