Gerhard Schröder
Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder ([ˈɡɛɐ̯haɐ̯t fʁɪts kʊʁt ˈʃʁøːdɐ] ( listen); born 7 Aprile 1944) is a German politeecian, an wis Chancellor o Germany frae 1998 til 2005. As a memmer o the Social Democratic Pairty o Germany (SPD), he led a coalition govrenment o the SPD an the Greens. Afore becomin a fu-time politeecian, he wis a lawyer, an afore becomin Chancellor he serrt as Prime Meenister o Lawer Saxony (1990–1998). Follaein the 2005 federal election, that his pairty lost, efter three weeks o negotiations he stuid doun as Chancellor in favour o Angela Merkel o the rival Christian Democratic Union. He is the noo the chairman o the buird o Nord Stream AG, efter haein been hired as a global manager bi investment baunk Rothschild.
Gerhard Schröder | |
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Chancellor o Germany | |
In office 27 October 1998 – 22 November 2005 | |
Preses | Roman Herzog Johannes Rau Horst Köhler |
Depute | Joschka Fischer |
Precedit bi | Helmut Kohl |
Succeedit bi | Angela Merkel |
Leader o the Social Democratic Pairty | |
In office 12 Mairch 1999 – 21 Mairch 2004 | |
Precedit bi | Oskar Lafontaine |
Succeedit bi | Franz Müntefering |
Preses o the Bundesrat | |
In office 1 November 1997 – 27 October 1998 | |
Precedit bi | Erwin Teufel |
Succeedit bi | Hans Eichel |
Prime Meenister o Lawer Saxony | |
In office 21 Juin 1990 – 27 October 1998 | |
Precedit bi | Ernst Albrecht |
Succeedit bi | Gerhard Glogowski |
Personal details | |
Born | Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder 7 Aprile 1944 Mossenberg, Germany |
Poleetical pairty | Social Democratic Pairty |
Spoose(s) | Eva Schubach (1968–1972) Anne Taschenmacher (1972–1984) Hiltrud Hampel (1984–1997) Doris Köpf (1997–present) |
Bairns | Viktoria Gregor |
Alma mater | Varsity o Göttingen |
Religion | Lutheran |
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