Jost de Jager
De Jager in 2011
Schleswig-Holstein Minister of Science, Economic Affairs and Transport
In office October 27, 2009 – June 12, 2012
Appointed by	Peter Harry Carstensen
Succeeded by	Reinhard Meyer (Economic Affairs and Transport) Waltraud Wende (Science)
State Secretary to the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Science, Economic Affairs and Transport
In office April 2005 – October 2009
Appointed by	Peter Harry Carstensen
Member of the Schleswig-Holstein Landtag
In office 1996–2005
Personal details
Born	(1965-03-07) March 7, 1965 (age 59) Rendsburg, West Germany
Nationality	Germany
Political party	Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)
Alma mater	University of Kiel
Profession	Journalist
Website	https://www.jostdejager.de/

Jost de Jager (born March 7, 1965^[1]) is a German business consultant,^[2] politician and former Schleswig-Holstein Minister of Science, Economic Affairs and Transport.^[1]

De Jager lives with his family in Eckernförde.^[2]

Between 1987 and 1994, he studied history, English studies and Politics at the University of Kiel.^[1]

De Jager worked as a volunteer at the evangelical press service in Kiel between 1994 and 1996.^[1]

He was a member of the Schleswig-Holstein Landtag for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) between 1996 and 2005 and became his factions spokesman on European politics in 1996.^[1] From 1998 to 2002, he was his factions spokesman on education.

In 2005, De Jager was appointed State Secretary to the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Science, Economic Affairs and Transport until he was appointed Minister of Science, Economic Affairs and Transport by Peter Harry Carstensen on October 27, 2009.^[3] De Jager was made his party's lead candidate for the 2012 Schleswig-Holstein State Elections in which his party lost to the Social Democrats. He was subsequently succeeded as Minister by Reinhard Meyer (Economic Affairs and Transport) and Waltraud Wende (Science).^[4][5][6]