What is Erwin Teufel?
[[File:Erwin Teufel 2011.JPG|thumb|Erwin Teufel (2011)]] '''Erwin Teufel''' (born 4 September 1939) is a [[Germany|German]] politician. He is a member of the [[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|CDU]]. He was born in [[Zimmern ob Rottweil]], Germany. He was known for his political partnership with [[Russian President]] [[Boris Yeltsin]].<ref>[[Stephen Kinzer]] (November 24, 1991), [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/24/world/yeltsin-says-lost-czarist-treasure-is-traced.html Yeltsin Says Lost Czarist Treasure Is Traced] ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> Teufel was the leader of the CDU parliamentary group in the [[Landtag of Baden-Württemberg|Landtag]] of [[Baden-Württemberg]] from 1978 to 1991. Teufel was [[minister-president|Minister President]] of Baden-Württemberg and chairman of the [[CDU Baden-Württemberg|CDU state party group]] from 1991 to 2005, serving as [[President of the German Bundesrat|President]] of the [[Bundesrat of Germany|Bundesrat]] in 1996/97. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Presidents of the Bundesrat of Germany}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Teufel, Erwin}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Politicians of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany]] [[Category:Politicians from Baden-Württemberg]] {{bio-stub}}