Karl-Heinz Paque

Karl-Heinz Paqué (born 4 October 1956) is a German economist^[1] and politician of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as head of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation since 2018.^[2] He was Minister of Finance in the state of Saxony-Anhalt from 2002 to 2006.

Karl-Heinz Paque MdL a. D. Landesminister a. D.
Chairman of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 September 2018
Preceded by	Wolfgang Gerhardt
Leader of the Free Democratic Party in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
In office 24 April 2006 – 31 March 2008
Chief Whip	Lydia Hüskens
Deputy	Lutz Franke
Preceded by	Veit Wolpert
Succeeded by	Veit Wolpert
Minister of Finances of Saxony-Anhalt
In office 17 May 2002 – 24 April 2006
Minister-President	Wolfgang Böhmer
Preceded by	Wolfgang Gerhards
Succeeded by	Jens Bullerjahn
Member of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
In office 16 May 2002 – 31 March 2008
Succeeded by	Uwe Schrader
Constituency	FDP List
Personal details
Born	Karl-Heinz Paqué (1956-10-04) October 4, 1956 (age 68) Saarbrücken, West Germany
Political party	Free Democratic Party
Spouse	Sabine Paqué
Alma mater	Saarland University University of Kiel University of British Columbia
Website	https://www.freiheit.org/de/karl-heinz-paque

Early life and education

Paqué was born in the West German city of Saarbrücken and studied economics and received his PhD in 1980.^[3]

Political career

Paqué entered the FDP in 1999 and was State Minister of Finance in the government of Minister-President Wolfgang Böhmer of Saxony-Anhalt from 2002 to 2006.^[4]

Other activities

• Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW Köln), Member of the Research Advisory Board^[5]
• Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), Member of the Supervisory Board^[6]
• Agenda Austria, Chair of the Advisory Board (2013–2019)^[7]