Wolfgang Schäuble, MdB (born September 18, 1942) is a German politician. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He presently is Minister of the Interior of the Government of Germany.

From 1984 to 1991 he was a member of Helmut Kohl's cabinet, first as Chief of the Chancellery and then as Minister of the Interior. Between 1991 and 2000, he was chairman of the CDU/CSU group in the parliament, and from 1998 to 2000 also CDU party chairman.

Schäuble was born in Freiburg im Breisgau as the son of a tax finance advisor. After completing his Abitur (highest German school-leaving examination for university entrance) in 1961, Schäuble studied law and economics in Freiburg im Breisgau and Hamburg, which he completed in 1966 and 1970 by passing the First and Second State Examinations respectively, becoming a fully qualified lawyer.