Roger Asmussen (born September 6, 1936 in Bremerhaven) is a German politician. He is a representative of the German Christian Democratic Union. After leaving an Evangelical Lutheran school, he studied economics at the University of Freiburg, where he graduated in 1960. He initially worked in various companies, and from 1968 to 1983 he was Managing Director of the Association of West Coast companies eV. Asmussen entered politics in 1964, and first joined the Young Union and in 1968 the CDU. From 1974 to 1987 he was CDU regional chairman in Dithmarschen. From 1970 to 1978 he was a deputy of the district council in Dithmarschen. From 1971 to 1988 Asmussen was a member of the Landtagsabgeordneter in Schleswig-Holstein. He represented the constituency of South Dithmarschen in Parliament. On 13 October 1978 Asmussen was honored with the Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande (Order of Merit).