Joachim Wuermeling

Joachim Wuermeling (born 19 July 1960 in Münster) a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria.

[1] Other roles included: Following the 2005 German elections, Wuermeling was appointed State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology.

He also served as the government’s coordinator for EU policies and held a key role during Germany’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2007.

[2] Between 2005 and 2011, Wuermeling served as member of the Executive Board of the German Insurance Association (GDV), where he was in charge of European and international affairs.

In July 2016, following a proposal of Bavaria, the Bundesrat nominated Wuermeling as member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank.