14 Notable alumni of
University of Passau
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The University of Passau is 1539th in the world, 524th in Europe, and 59th in Germany by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from the University of Passau sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Juli Zeh
- Enrolled in the University of Passau
- Studied jurisprudence
- Occupations
- juristscience fiction writerwriteressayist
- Biography
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Juli Zeh is a German writer and former judge. She is known for novels such as The Method (2009), Unterleuten (2016) and About People (2021).
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Andreas Scheuer
- Enrolled in the University of Passau
- Studied in 2001
- Occupations
- ministerpolitician
- Biography
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Andreas Franz Scheuer is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) party. From 2018 to 2021, he was Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure in the Cabinet Merkel IV. From 2013 to 2018, he was Secretary General of the CSU. From 2009 to 2013, he was Parliamentary Secretary of State in the former Federal Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Development in the Cabinet Merkel II. He has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2002. In 2016, he was also elected district chairman of CSU Lower Bavaria.
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Corinna Miazga
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Corinna Miazga was a German politician. Representing Alternative for Germany (AfD), Miazga served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria from 2017 until her death in 2023.
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Otto Sonnenholzner
- Enrolled in the University of Passau
- In 2004 studied economics
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teachereconomistmedia proprietorjournalist
- Biography
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Otto Ramón Sonnenholzner Sper is an Ecuadorian radio broadcaster, politician, and economist who served as the 50th Vice President of Ecuador from December 2018 to July 2020. He was a candidate for President of Ecuador in the 2023 general election.
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Martin Selmayr
- Enrolled in the University of Passau
- Studied in 1997
- Occupations
- lawyerlegal scholarpoliticianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Martin Selmayr is a European civil servant from Germany who was Secretary-General of the European Commission from 2018 to 2019 and chief of staff to Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker from 2014 to 2018. During his time in the Juncker Commission, Selmayr was widely described as one of the most influential figures within the European Union. After taking office as secretary-general, he was described in a debate in the European Parliament as "the most powerful bureaucrat in the world." A resident of Brussels since 2000, he is a member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) party of Belgium. He is considered by many to be close to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany and its leadership, but the European Commission said he has never been a member of that party.
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Ulrich Wilhelm
- Occupations
- juristjournalist
- Biography
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Ulrich Wilhelm is a German lawyer and journalist who has been serving as director of the Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) since 2011.
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Antje von Dewitz
- Occupations
- industrialist
- Biography
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Antje von Dewitz is a German entrepreneur. She is the managing director of the company VAUDE, a producer of mountain sports equipment based in Tettnang. She holds 46% of the company's shares.
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Hansjörg Müller
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Hansjörg Gerhard Georg Müller is a German right-wing politician (AfD).
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Florian Post
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Florian Post is a German politician who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria from 2013 to 2021. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
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Susanne Wasum-Rainer
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Susanne Wasum-Rainer is a former German diplomat who has been serving as Germany's Ambassador to Israel between 2018 and 2022.
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Hendrik Hoppenstedt
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Hendrik Hoppenstedt is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the German parliament Bundestag since 2013, representing the Hannover-Land I constituency. Before he got elected in 2013, he was mayor of the city of Burgwedel in the northern German state of Lower Saxony.
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Astrid Freudenstein
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Astrid Freudenstein is a German civil servant and politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU).
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Rita Hagl-Kehl
- Enrolled in the University of Passau
- 2000-2005 studied teaching profession
- Occupations
- tailorpoliticianteacher
- Biography
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Rita Hagl-Kehl is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2013. In addition to her parliamentary work, she served as Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 until 2021.
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Adrian Hoesch
- Enrolled in the University of Passau
- 2013-2017 graduated with bachelor's degree in business administration
- Occupations
- sailoranalyst
- Biography
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Adrian Wilhelm Jochen Hoesch is a German-American competitive sailor. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 for American Samoa, placing 19th.
