Johannes Rau
German politician (SPD), 8th president of Germany from 1999 until 2004 (1931–2006)
- Fame60.3
- Momentum0.7
- Germany rank#218
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- Fame60.3
- Momentum0.7
- Germany rank#218
- Politicians rank#204
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Lived 1931–2006, aged 75Germany
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Updated 2026-06-09
He held Germany's presidency through the millennium turn — a Social Democrat who'd spent two decades running the country's most populous state before moving into the ceremonial top job.
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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.
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