NRW Minister President Hendrik Wüst is once again being touted as chancellor, archive images

May 27, 2026

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Hendrik WUEST, Wüst, CDU, Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, portrait, portrait, single image, cropped single motif, Under the motto Turkish cooking with professionals and celebrities, the Turkish Consulate General launches the Turkish Cuisine Action Week to introduce Turkish food culture, on 22 05 2026 in Bergisch Gladbach Germany
A soldier informs Hendrik WUEST, Wüst, CDU, State Premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, about the work of the radiation test team, Hendrik WUEST, Wüst, CDU, State Premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, visits the Bundeswehr Cyber Security Center in Euskirchen on 29 04 2026
Press event for the announcement of the results of the referendum on the Olympic Games on the Rhine and Ruhr, Minister President Hendrik Wuest with a spear in his hand in the run-up to the announcement of the referendum on the Olympic Games on the Rhine and Ruhr, Cologne, 19 04 2026
l r Minister President Hendrik Wüst NRW , Sebastian Schulte CEO Deutz AG and former rower with canoeists and rowers, together for the CologneRhineRuhr Olympic bid, Minister President Hendrik Wüst NRW visits the Federal Canoeing Training Center, on 07 04 2026 in Duisburg Germany Federal Canoeing Training Center
Minister President Hendrik Wüst NRW sits in a rowing boat and holds an oar in his hand, next to canoe Olympic champion Max Rendschmidt r Minister President Hendrik Wüst NRW visits the Federal Canoeing Performance Center, on 07 04 2026 in Duisburg Germany Federal Canoeing Performance Center
NRW State Premier Wuest greets Queen SIlvia of Sweden NRW State Premier Hendrik Wuest in portrait in front of the NRW State Chancellery in, Duesseldorf, 23 03 2026 Duesseldorf NRW Germany
Local elections NRW Press statement CDU on 14 09 2025 in the St Lambertus community hall in Düsseldorf Minister President Hendrik Wüst CDU raises his arms after his statement and lets himself be celebrated xJFx
Inaugural visit of Federal Chancellor Merz on 01 09 2025 at the town hall in Münster Hendrik Wüst CDU, Minister President NRW welcomes Friedrich Merz Federal Chancellor on 01 09 2025 in front of the town hall in Münster xRx
Party conference of the CDU of North Rhine-Westphalia on August 30, 2025 in Bonn In the picture Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany left , shortly after his arrival He was received by NRW Minister President Hendrik Wüst right The CDU of North Rhine-W
CDU NRW party conference in Bonn 30 08 2025 NRW Minister President Hendrik WÜST CDU 47 State party conference of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia at the World Conference Center Bonn The most important item on the agenda is the election of the new state executive committee Speeches are expected from Federal Chancellor and CDU Federal Chairm Copyright: xBonn.digitalx
Federal Minister of Research, Technology and Space, Dorothee Bär, plays Nintendo Mario Kart World on the Nintendo Switch 2 games console together with Hendrik Wüst, Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia Gamescom 2025 in Cologne is the worlds largest trade fair for computer and video games in terms of exhibition space and visitor num
05 07 2025 Düsseldorf What does a state chancellery do How does democracy work How does a minister president work Pupils
Entertainment Themen der Woche KW26 Entertainment Bilder des Tages Lindenberg in Oberhausen 26.06.2025 Germany, Oberhausen, Schloss Oberhausen, Ausstellungseröffnung mit Arbeiten von und mit Udo Lindenberg, finanziert von der Brost Stiftung, Udo Lindenberg mit Mini Konzert und vielen Malereien sowie Die Ausstellung Kometenhaft panisch – Likörelle, Udogramme, nackte Akte & viel mehr wird am 26. Juni mit einer Auftaktveranstaltung von der Brost-Stiftung in der LUWDIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen eröffnet. Programm: Ab 18 Uhr Einlass für Medienvertreter 18:30 Uhr Beginn der Veranstaltung, moderiert von Sabine Heinrich Begrüßung: Prof. Bodo Hombach, Vorsitzender des Vorstands der Brost-Stiftung Grußwort: Daniel Schranz, Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Oberhausen Einführung: Dr. Christine Vogt, Direktorin der LUDWIG
Bundesrat 1055 Session 13 05 2025, Germany, Berlin, Bundesrat, 1055 Session, hereNRW Hendrik Wüst MP and Mona Neubauer Berlin Berlin Germany
FISU World University Games torch handover FOR EDITORIAL PURPOSES ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY p MP Hendrik Wüst with torch at the opening event of the FISU World University Games on Monday, 7 4 2025 in the Luftschiffhalle D NRW Mülheim Copyright OliverxMüller Copyright: OliverxMüller doc803y8yvkx4l18s56ah5r ,EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: OliverxMüller
CDU election campaign tour on 21 February 2025 in the Rudolf Weber ARENA in Oberhausen Friedrich Merz Federal Chairman and candidate for Chancellor of the CDU and Hendrik Wüst Minister President CDU NRW xRx
Chancellor candidate Freidrich Merz visits the University Hospital Cologne Chairman of the CDU Germany Friedrich Merz MdB together with Minister President of NRW Hendrik Wuest at the press conference following his visit to the University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, 04 02 2025 Cologne NRW Germany
GER, Berlin, Studio, guest of Caren Miosga, Polittalk, TV, format, with presenter, Das Erste, from Adlershof at Studio 20, in the picture Hendrik Wuest Ministerpraesident Nordrhein Westfalen, CDU , 26 01 2025, Copyright: HMBxMedia UwexKoch
Minister President Wüst visits BENTELER Steel Tube FOR EDITORIAL PURPOSES ONLY p 09 01 2025 Minister President Wüst visits BENTELER Steel Tube in Dinslaken Germany NRW Dinslaken Copyright RainerxHoheisel Copyright: RainerxHoheisel doc7yunyxe3hxy1654rb5g9 ,EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: RainerxHoheisel
Hendrik WUEST, Wüst, CDU, State Premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, 29 RTL Spendenmarathon Wir helfen Kindern , television, 21 22 11 2024 in Huerth, Germany,
30 10 2024 Düsseldorf Prize for Punk Die Toten Hosen are honored with the State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia at Roncalli s Apollo Varieté Here with NRW Minister President Hendrik Wüst, his deputy Mona Neubaur and director Wim Wenders Düsseldorf Roncalli s Apollo Varieté North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
46 State party conference of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia on 28 09 2024 in the Halle Münsterland in Münster Hendrik Wüst State Chairman and Minister President NRW , left Friedrich Merz Federal Party Chairman CDU , right xJRx
46 State party conference of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia on 28 09 2024 in the Münsterland Hall in Münster Hendrik Wüst State Chairman and Minister President NRW xJRx
46 State party conference of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia on 28 09 2024 in the Münsterland Hall in Münster Hendrik Wüst State Chairman and Minister President NRW xJRx
Bundesrat, 1047 plenary session Hendrik Wuest CDU Ministerpraesident of North Rhine-Westphalia during his speech in the plenary chamber at the 1047 Bundesrat session, Berlin, 27 09 2024 Berlin Berlin Germany
Press statement NRW State Premier Wuest State Premier Hendrik Wuest in portrait at the press statement for the special meeting of the NRW Cabinet following the attack in Solingen, Duesseldorf, 25 08 2024 Duesseldorf North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Minister-President Hendrik Wüst visits the Gasometer FOR EDITORIAL PURPOSES ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY p Minister-President Hendrik Wüst speaks at the honorary reception on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at the Gasometer in Oberhausen Minister-President Hendrik Wüst in Oberhausen Honorary reception of the Minister-President at the Gasometer Germany NRW Ober Copyright: MichaelxDahlke doc7w20wwy5bep1656iz2l1 ,EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: MichaelxDahlke
f l Nathanael LIMINSKI, Head of the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia, Mona NEUBAUR, Alliance 90 of the Greens, Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and E
Basic program conference of the CDU in Cologne Hendrik Wuest State Premier of North Rhine-Westphalia and Friedrich Merz Party Chairman, Christian Democratic Union Germany look in different directions at the basic program conference of the CDU under the motto Basic CDU at the Germany Tour 2024 in Cologne , Cologne, 01 03 2024 Cologne North Rh
DIDACTA, the education fair at the Cologne Exhibition Centre. Hendrik Wüst, Minister President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia at the opening speech Nordrhein-Westfalen Deutschland, Germany GMS10608
Politician Hendrik Wüst CDU , Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, and his wife Katharina pose in her costume as Insta President and photographer at the recording of the 2 ARD TV session 2024 in the Gürzenich Cologne, 02 02 2024 NRW Germany Copyright: xChristophxHardtx
New Years reception of the City of Münster in the Historic Town Hall Honorary drink from the Golden Rooster Hendrik Wüst CDU , Minister President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia Markus Lewe CDU , Lord Mayor of the City of Münster li Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, DEU, Germany, 29 01 2024
45 State Party Congress of the CDU North Rhine Westphalia State President Hendrik Wuest CDU thanks and waves to delegates after his speech at the 45 State Party Congress of the CDU NRW , Huerth, 28 10 2023 Huerth North Rhine Westphalia Germany
45 State Party Congress of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia on 28 10 2023 at the euronova CAMPUS in Hürth Hendrik Wüst State Chairman and Minister President NRW Friedrich Merz Federal Chairman CDU , left Hendrik Wüst State Chairman and Minister President NRW , right xRx
18 10 2023 Hendrik Wüst visits the Jewish community in Bielefeld The NRW Minister President CDU at one of four appointments in East Westphalia Lippe with a butt on his head In the picture Wüst has a flag of Israel in the background with the Star of David ,

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A soldier informs Hendrik WUEST, Wüst, CDU, State Premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, about the work of the radiation test team, Hendrik WUEST, Wüst, CDU, State Premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, visits the Bundeswehr Cyber Security Center in Euskirchen on 29 04 2026

Press event for the announcement of the results of the referendum on the Olympic Games on the Rhine and Ruhr, Minister President Hendrik Wuest with a spear in his hand in the run-up to the announcement of the referendum on the Olympic Games on the Rhine and Ruhr, Cologne, 19 04 2026

Minister President Hendrik Wüst NRW sits in a rowing boat and holds an oar in his hand, next to canoe Olympic champion Max Rendschmidt r Minister President Hendrik Wüst NRW visits the Federal Canoeing Performance Center, on 07 04 2026 in Duisburg Germany Federal Canoeing Performance Center

NRW State Premier Wuest greets Queen SIlvia of Sweden NRW State Premier Hendrik Wuest in portrait in front of the NRW State Chancellery in, Duesseldorf, 23 03 2026 Duesseldorf NRW Germany

Local elections NRW Press statement CDU on 14 09 2025 in the St Lambertus community hall in Düsseldorf Minister President Hendrik Wüst CDU raises his arms after his statement and lets himself be celebrated xJFx

Inaugural visit of Federal Chancellor Merz on 01 09 2025 at the town hall in Münster Hendrik Wüst CDU, Minister President NRW welcomes Friedrich Merz Federal Chancellor on 01 09 2025 in front of the town hall in Münster xRx

Party conference of the CDU of North Rhine-Westphalia on August 30, 2025 in Bonn In the picture Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany left , shortly after his arrival He was received by NRW Minister President Hendrik Wüst right The CDU of North Rhine-W

05 07 2025 Düsseldorf What does a state chancellery do How does democracy work How does a minister president work Pupils

Bundesrat 1055 Session 13 05 2025, Germany, Berlin, Bundesrat, 1055 Session, hereNRW Hendrik Wüst MP and Mona Neubauer Berlin Berlin Germany

CDU election campaign tour on 21 February 2025 in the Rudolf Weber ARENA in Oberhausen Friedrich Merz Federal Chairman and candidate for Chancellor of the CDU and Hendrik Wüst Minister President CDU NRW xRx

Chancellor candidate Freidrich Merz visits the University Hospital Cologne Chairman of the CDU Germany Friedrich Merz MdB together with Minister President of NRW Hendrik Wuest at the press conference following his visit to the University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, 04 02 2025 Cologne NRW Germany

GER, Berlin, Studio, guest of Caren Miosga, Polittalk, TV, format, with presenter, Das Erste, from Adlershof at Studio 20, in the picture Hendrik Wuest Ministerpraesident Nordrhein Westfalen, CDU , 26 01 2025, Copyright: HMBxMedia UwexKoch

Hendrik WUEST, Wüst, CDU, State Premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, 29 RTL Spendenmarathon Wir helfen Kindern , television, 21 22 11 2024 in Huerth, Germany,

46 State party conference of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia on 28 09 2024 in the Halle Münsterland in Münster Hendrik Wüst State Chairman and Minister President NRW , left Friedrich Merz Federal Party Chairman CDU , right xJRx

46 State party conference of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia on 28 09 2024 in the Münsterland Hall in Münster Hendrik Wüst State Chairman and Minister President NRW xJRx

46 State party conference of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia on 28 09 2024 in the Münsterland Hall in Münster Hendrik Wüst State Chairman and Minister President NRW xJRx

Bundesrat, 1047 plenary session Hendrik Wuest CDU Ministerpraesident of North Rhine-Westphalia during his speech in the plenary chamber at the 1047 Bundesrat session, Berlin, 27 09 2024 Berlin Berlin Germany

Press statement NRW State Premier Wuest State Premier Hendrik Wuest in portrait at the press statement for the special meeting of the NRW Cabinet following the attack in Solingen, Duesseldorf, 25 08 2024 Duesseldorf North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

f l Nathanael LIMINSKI, Head of the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia, Mona NEUBAUR, Alliance 90 of the Greens, Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and E

DIDACTA, the education fair at the Cologne Exhibition Centre. Hendrik Wüst, Minister President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia at the opening speech Nordrhein-Westfalen Deutschland, Germany GMS10608

Politician Hendrik Wüst CDU , Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, and his wife Katharina pose in her costume as Insta President and photographer at the recording of the 2 ARD TV session 2024 in the Gürzenich Cologne, 02 02 2024 NRW Germany Copyright: xChristophxHardtx

45 State Party Congress of the CDU North Rhine Westphalia State President Hendrik Wuest CDU thanks and waves to delegates after his speech at the 45 State Party Congress of the CDU NRW , Huerth, 28 10 2023 Huerth North Rhine Westphalia Germany

45 State Party Congress of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia on 28 10 2023 at the euronova CAMPUS in Hürth Hendrik Wüst State Chairman and Minister President NRW Friedrich Merz Federal Chairman CDU , left Hendrik Wüst State Chairman and Minister President NRW , right xRx

18 10 2023 Hendrik Wüst visits the Jewish community in Bielefeld The NRW Minister President CDU at one of four appointments in East Westphalia Lippe with a butt on his head In the picture Wüst has a flag of Israel in the background with the Star of David ,