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Place of Birth: Niederelbert, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
About Rudolf Scharping
- Rudolf Albert Scharping (born 2 December 1947) is a German lawyer and politician (SPD).
- He was from 1991 to 1994 the 6th Minister President of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate and 1998–2002 Federal Minister of Defence in the government of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
- From 1993 to 1995 he was also the national chairman of the SPD.
- In the Bundestag election in 1994 he was candidate for chancellor.
- From March 1995 to May 2001 he served as chairman of the Party of European Socialists (PES).
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