Hans Kiesinger

Hans Kiesinger
Kiesinger in 2015
10th President of Besmenia
In office 5 April 2003 – 5 April 2015
Prime Minister	Ursula Kummstein Jörg Rautenberg Theodor Sidemann
Preceded by	Gerhard Mahler
Succeeded by	Sebastian Bergmann
Federal Minister for Finance
In office 25 October 1993 – 1 October 2001
Prime Minister	Erik Tautenbach
Preceded by	NAME
Succeeded by	NAME
Leader of the Opposition in the Federal Chamber
In office 1 October 2001 – 2 April 2003
Preceded by	Helmut Wallmann
Succeeded by	Günther Öster
Leader of the BVP parliamentary group
In office 1 October 2001 – 2 April 2003
Preceded by	Rolf Herzing
Succeeded by	Christoph Blunter
Member of the Federal Chamber
In office 1989–2003
Member of the State Chamber of Frankenburg
In office 1981–1989
Personal details
Born	Hans Egon Kiesinger 2 June 1945 Ochsenbeinfurt, District of Ochsenbeinfurt, West Besmenia
Nationality	Besmenian
Political party	Besmenian People's Party
Spouse(s)	Bertha Heimmann (m. 1974; div. 1994) Margrit Butz (m. 1998; div. 2013)
Children	3

Hans Egon Kiesinger (born: 2 June 1945) is a former Besmenian politican, who served as the 10th President of Besmenia from 2003 to 2015.

Prior to that, he served as finance minister from 1993 to 2001. From 2001 to 2003, Kiesinger was chairman of the BVP parliamentary group in the Federal Chamber and at the same time leader of the opposition.

Presidential campaigns

2003 presidential campaign

Kiesinger at an election campaign for the 2003 Besmenian presidential election in January 2003.

At the suggestion of then BVP party leader Wolfgang Peerstein, Kiesinger announced his candidacy for the 2003 presidential election in September 2002.