Henning Höne
Henning Höne | |
|---|---|
 Höne in 2015 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Free Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2025 | |
| Leader | Christian Dürr Wolfgang Kubicki |
| Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Assumed office 31 May 2012 | |
| Leader of the Free Democratic Party of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Assumed office January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Joachim Stamp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1987 Coesfeld |
| Party | Free Democratic Party (since 2004) |
| Alma mater | University of Duisburg-Essen |
Henning Höne (born 9 March 1987 in Coesfeld) is a German politician serving as a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2012.[1] He has served as group leader of the Free Democratic Party since 2022, and as state president of the party since 2023.[2]
Höne announced his intention to seek the leadership for the Free Democratic Party on 26 March 2026. [3] Member of the European Parliament for the FDP Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman immediately voiced her support.
On 30 May 2026 he was elected as First Deputy Leader of the FDP after the election of Wolfgang Kubicki as new party leader.
Early life
Höne graduated from the St.-Pius-Gymnasium in his home town of Coesfeld in 2006, after which he spent a year of school abroad in Florida. After graduating from high school, he began a dual-study program for the study of business administration. During his studies, he completed training as an industrial clerk in 2008 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in early 2010. Höne worked in a training program for hülsta before beginning a Master's Degree program in the autumn of 2010, graduating with a Master of Science in Business Administration from the University of Duisburg-Essen in 2017. [4]
Höne married in 2016, and has two children.[5]
References
- ↑ "Henning Höne" (in German). Parliamentwatch.
- ↑ "Detailansicht des Abgeordneten Henning Höne" (in German). Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- ↑ Gathmann, Florian (26 March 2026). "(S+) FDP-Vorsitz: Henning Höne will die Liberalen wiederbeleben". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "Persönlich - Henning Höne". www.henning-hoene.de (in German). Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ Nordrhein-Westfalen, Landtag. "Landtag NRW: Abgeordneter Henning Höne". www.landtag.nrw.de (in German). Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2026.