# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/johannes-rau
# Generated: 2026-09-07T21:35:38.479Z

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name: "Johannes Rau"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Johannes Rau was born on 16 January 1931 and built his career in the Social Democratic Party through the postwar decades. In 1978 he became Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, the industrial heartland, and held that post for twenty years — long enough to serve twice as President of the Bundesrat, in 1982–1983 and again in 1994–1995. In 1999 he moved to the federal presidency, a role he occupied until 2004. He died on 27 January 2006, ten days after his seventy-fifth birthday.