Wolfgang Gerhardt (31 December 1943 – 13 September 2024) was a German politician and the leader of the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) from 1995 until he was succeeded by Guido Westerwelle in 2001.

[7] From 2002 until 2012, Gerhardt was Vice President of Liberal International (LI), under the leadership of successive presidents Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck (2002–2005), John Alderdice (2005–2009), and Hans van Baalen (2009–2011).

[3] Ahead of the 2005 national elections, Gerhard was billed as a possible foreign minister in a new centre-right coalition with the Christian Democrats;[8] instead, newly elected Chancellor Angela Merkel entered a coalition with the Social Democratic Party.

[9] From 2006 to 2018, Gerhardt served as chairman of the board of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation.

[1][2] Gerhardt campaigned for a free pluralistic society and advocated for personal responsibility and independent judgment.