Dieter Althaus

Dieter Althaus Ministerpräsident a. D.
Althaus in 2008
Minister-President of Thuringia
In office 5 June 2003 – 30 October 2009
Deputy	Andreas Trautvetter Birgit Diezel Volker Sklenar
Preceded by	Bernhard Vogel
Succeeded by	Christine Lieberknecht
President of the Bundesrat
In office 1 November 2003 – 31 October 2004
Preceded by	Wolfgang Böhmer
Succeeded by	Matthias Platzeck
Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Thuringia
In office 2003 – 25 October 2009
Preceded by	Bernhard Vogel
Succeeded by	Christine Lieberknecht
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Landtag of Thuringia
In office 1 October 1999 – 5 June 2003
Preceded by	Christian Köckert
Succeeded by	Frank-Michael Pietzsch
Minister of Education of Thuringia
In office 11 February 1992 – 1 October 1999
Prime Minister	Bernhard Vogel
Preceded by	Christine Lieberknecht
Succeeded by	Michael Krapp
Member of the Landtag of Thuringia for Eichsfeld I (CDU List; 1990–1994)
In office 25 October 1990 – 30 April 2010
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Manfred Scherer
Personal details
Born	(1958-06-29) 29 June 1958 (age 66) Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Thuringia, German Democratic Republic
Occupation	Politician

Dieter Althaus (born 29 June 1958 in Heiligenstadt/Eichsfeld) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as the 3rd Minister President of Thuringia from 2003 to 2009. In 2003/04 he was the 58th President of the Bundesrat.