Johannes Rau
8th President of Germany
In office 1 July 1999 – 30 June 2004
Preceded by	Roman Herzog
Succeeded by	Horst Köhler
Personal details
Born	16 January 1931 Wuppertal, Germany
Died	January 27, 2006(2006-01-27) (aged 75) Berlin, Germany
Nationality	German
Political party	SPD
Spouse(s)	Christina Rau
Profession	Journalist

Johannes Rau (16 January 1931, Wuppertal – 27 January 2006, Berlin) was a German politician of the SPD. He was the eighth President of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1 July 1999 until 30 June 2004 and minister president of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1978 to 1998. view more...