Rudolf Henke

Rudolf Paul Maria Henke (born 5 June 1954) is a physician and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the German Bundestag from 2009 until 2021. rising to become a consultant in hematology and oncology in September 1988. He is a German delegate to the World Medical Association. Throughout his time in parliament, he was a member of the Health Committee, serving as deputy chairman of the committee from 2014. In the negotiations to form a coalition government under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, he was part of the working group on health policy, led by Hermann Gröhe, Georg Nüßlein and Malu Dreyer.

Other activities In addition to his political work, Henke holds various positions that have contributed to making him one of the highest-earning members of the Bundestag, including the following: Allianz Private Krankenversicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft (APKV), Deputy Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board Deutsche Apotheker- und Ärztebank, Member of the Advisory Board Deutsche Ärzteversicherung, Member of the Advisory Board Federal Association for Children with Heart Diseases (BVHK), Member of the Scientific Advisory Board German-Israeli Association (DIG), Member UNITE – Parliamentary Network to End HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and Other Infectious Diseases, Member (since 2017)

Political positions In June 2017, Henke voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.

Ahead of the 2021 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election, Henke publicly endorsed Armin Laschet to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair.

Personal life Henke is married with four children, and lives in Burtscheid, Aachen. He was deputy chair of the CDU in the city between 1999 and 2013.