Werner Müller (politician)

Werner Müller
Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy
In office
27 October 1998  22 October 2002
Preceded byGünter Rexrodt
Succeeded byWolfgang Clement
Personal details
Born
Wilhelm Werner Müller

(1946-06-01)1 June 1946
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Died15 July 2019(2019-07-15) (aged 73)
Essen
Political partyIndependent
ProfessionManager
Awards

Wilhelm Werner Müller (1 June 1946 – 15 July 2019) was a German businessman and politician. He served as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy from 1998 to 2002. He then became CEO of RAG AG from 2003, of which Evonik was derived in 2007. His management of a reduction in Germany's dependence on coal in a socially responsible way won him the Manager of the Year award in Germany in 2008. He was chairman of the supervisory board of Deutsche Bahn.