Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
2 January 2018 (2018-01-02)  present
Second Counselor in the First Presidency
3 February 2008 (2008-02-03)  2 January 2018 (2018-01-02)
Called byThomas S. Monson
PredecessorHenry B. Eyring
SuccessorHenry B. Eyring
End reasonDissolution of First Presidency on death of Thomas S. Monson
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
2 October 2004 (2004-10-02)  3 February 2008 (2008-02-03)
Called byGordon B. Hinckley
End reasonCalled as Second Counselor in the First Presidency
LDS Church Apostle
7 October 2004 (2004-10-07)
Called byGordon B. Hinckley
ReasonDeath of Neal A. Maxwell
Presidency of the Seventy
15 August 2002 (2002-08-15)  2 October 2004 (2004-10-02)
Called byGordon B. Hinckley
End reasonCalled to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
First Quorum of the Seventy
7 April 1996 (1996-04-07)  2 October 2004 (2004-10-02)
Called byGordon B. Hinckley
End reasonCalled to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Second Quorum of the Seventy
2 April 1994 (1994-04-02)  7 April 1996 (1996-04-07)
Called byEzra Taft Benson
End reasonTransferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy
Military career
1959–1965
Allegiance Germany
Service/branch Air Force
AwardsCommander's Trophy (USAF)
Personal details
BornDieter Friedrich Uchtdorf
(1940-11-06) 6 November 1940
Mährisch-Ostrau,
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
(now Ostrava, Czech Republic)
Alma materInternational Institute for Management Development (MBA)
Spouse(s)Harriet Reich Uchtdorf
(1962–present)
Children2

Dieter Friedrich Uchtdorf (born 6 November 1940) is a German aviator, airline executive and religious leader. He is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Called as an apostle in 2004, he served as Second Counselor to Thomas S. Monson in the church's First Presidency from 2008 until Monson's death on 2 January 2018. Currently, Uchtdorf is the fifth most senior apostle in the ranks of the church.