Joachim Rippel

Joachim Rippel (born March 12, 1950 in Homburg-Erbach ) is a German politician ( CDU ). From September 3, 2007 to November 10, 2009, he was Minister of Economics and Science in the Saarland .

education and profession

Rippel grew up in the Homburg district of Erbach and went to elementary school there. After attending secondary school and high school, he studied German and history to become a teacher. From 1978 he was employed in the Saarland Ministry of Culture and there a. a. Personal advisor to Minister Wolfgang Knies and Head of Division at Ministers Diether Breitenbach and Henner Wittling . From 1986 to 1996 he also directed the Extended Realschule Homburg I - Robert Bosch Schule, where he also taught German and history.

politics

Rippel has been a member of the CDU since 1979. From 1998 he was an alderman for the city of Homburg, and in 2002 he was elected Lord Mayor of Homburg . With 62.0% of the votes cast, he was able to prevail against Astrid Klug (SPD, 34.6%). Because of his work in Homburg, he decided not to be appointed State Secretary in 1999 . Rippel was Hanspeter Georgi's successor in the Müller II cabinet . After his 65th birthday, he resigned from his position as Minister of Economics and Labor. In the course of the redistribution of ministerial offices, Rippel became Minister of Economics and Science. The swearing-in took place on September 3, 2007 in a special session of the Saarland state parliament. He held this office until the new cabinet was sworn in on November 10, 2009. On June 14, 2011, he was elected chairman of the administrative board of Saarländischer Rundfunk , of which he has been a member since April 2010.

Personal

Joachim Rippel is Roman Catholic, married and has three daughters. He volunteers at SG Erbach as a board member and youth trainer. From 1988 to 1995 he chaired the city association for sports in Homburg, and from 1996 to 2002 he headed the Homburg Adult Education Center. He is also a member of the board of the DJH (Rhineland-Palatinate / Saarland) and the board of the Society for the Promotion of the “Saarländischer Kulturbesitz” foundation.