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The Free Democratic Party is a liberal political party in Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Angela Merkel</span> Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

Angela Dorothea Merkel is a German former politician and scientist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), she previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000 to 2018. Merkel was the first female chancellor of Germany. During her tenure as Chancellor, Merkel was frequently referred to as the de facto leader of the European Union (EU), the most powerful woman in the world, and since 2016 the leader of the free world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christian Wulff</span> President of Germany from 2010 to 2012

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Armin Laschet</span> German politician

Armin Laschet is a German politician who served as Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 27 June 2017 to 26 October 2021. He served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 22 January 2021 to 31 January 2022. He was elected to the German Bundestag following the 2021 German federal election, and since 24 January 2022 he has served as Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peer Steinbrück</span> German politician (born 1947)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frank-Walter Steinmeier</span> President of Germany since 2017

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Horst Seehofer</span> German politician

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ursula von der Leyen</span> President of the European Commission since 2019

Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen is a German politician who has been serving as the president of the European Commission since 2019. She served in the German federal government between 2005 and 2019, holding successive positions in Angela Merkel's cabinet, most recently as Minister of Defence. Von der Leyen is a member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its EU counterpart, the European People's Party (EPP).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Georg Milbradt</span> German politician

Georg Milbradt is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Minister-President of Saxony from 2002 to 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Lower Saxony state election</span>

The 2008 Lower Saxony state election was held on 27 January 2008 to elect the members of the 16th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Christian Wulff was re-elected with a reduced majority.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Baden-Württemberg state election</span> State election in Germany

The 2011 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 27 March 2011 to elect the members of the 14th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union and Free Democratic Party led by Minister-President Stefan Mappus lost its majority. The Greens achieved their best result in a state election up to this point at 24%, and became the second largest party in the Landtag. They subsequently formed a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Greens leader Winfried Kretschmann was elected Minister-President. He became the first Green politician to serve as a state head of government in Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reiner Haseloff</span> German politician

Reiner Haseloff is a German politician who serves as the Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt. On 9 October 2020, he was elected President of the Bundesrat. His one-year term started on 1 November 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stephan Weil</span> German politician

Stephan Weil is a German politician and the leader of the Social Democratic Party in Lower Saxony. On 20 January 2013, the SPD and the Green party won the 2013 Lower Saxony state election by one seat. On 19 February 2013, he was elected Minister President of Lower Saxony with the votes of SPD and Alliance '90/The Greens. From 1 November 2013 until 31 October 2014 he was President of the Bundesrat and ex officio deputy to the President of Germany. In November 2017, he was again elected Minister President with the votes of SPD and CDU.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Saxony state election</span>

The 2014 Saxony state election was held on 31 August 2014 to elect the members of the 6th Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Stanislaw Tillich was defeated as the FDP lost all its seats. The CDU subsequently formed a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Tillich was re-elected as Minister-President.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hermann Gröhe</span> German politician

Gottfried Hermann Gröhe is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Minister of Health in the third cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2013 until 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walther Leisler Kiep</span> German politician

Walther Gottlieb Louis Leisler Kiep was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was a member of the Bundestag between 1965 and 1976 and again from 1980 to 1982. After switching to state-level politics, he served as minister of economy (1976–77) and minister of finance (1976–80) in Lower Saxony under Ernst Albrecht. In 1982, Kiep was the leading candidate for the CDU in two successive state elections in Hamburg, losing both to incumbent Klaus von Dohnányi. From 1971 until 1992, he was treasurer of his party at the federal level. In this position, Kiep installed a system of unreported income accounts, leading to the CDU donations scandal in 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Markus Söder</span> German politician

Markus Thomas Theodor Söder is a German politician serving as Minister-President of Bavaria since 2018 and Leader of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) since 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 German federal election</span> General election for the 20th German Bundestag

Federal elections were held in Germany on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of the 20th Bundestag. State elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern were also held. Incumbent chancellor Angela Merkel, first elected in 2005, chose not to run again, marking the first time that an incumbent Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany has not sought re-election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Kretschmer</span> German politician

Michael Kretschmer is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as Minister President of Saxony since 13 December 2017. Since 2022, he has been one of four deputy chairs of the CDU, under the leadership of chairman Friedrich Merz.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Lower Saxony state election</span>

The 2022 Lower Saxony state election was held on 9 October 2022 to elect the 19th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) led by Minister-President Stephan Weil.

References

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  2. ↑ "German Cities Ring in New Year With Clean Air Campaign". Deutsche Welle . 1 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  3. ↑ "German States to Ring in 2008 with Smoking Ban". Der Spiegel . 31 December 2007. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  4. ↑ "Judge Issues Arrest Warrants for Former RAF Terrorists". Deutsche Welle . 3 January 2008. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
  5. ↑ "Erster ausgeglichener Haushalt seit 1969". Die Zeit (in German). 15 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  6. ↑ "Politicians Accuse Nokia of Abusing German, EU Subsidies". Deutsche Welle . 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  7. ↑ "Germany fire victims remembered". BBC News . 10 February 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  8. ↑ "Fire Sets German-Turkish Race Relations on Edge". Deutsche Welle . 7 February 2008. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  9. ↑ "Authorities Investigating Deutsche Post CEO for Tax Evasion". Der Spiegel . 14 February 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  10. ↑ "Deutsche Post boss set to resign". BBC News . 15 February 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  11. ↑ "The Liechtenstein Connection". Der Spiegel . 16 February 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  12. ↑ "Monet painting in Cologne museum found to be forged". International Herald Tribune . 14 February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  13. ↑ "Merkel Allies Lose Status in Bavarian Municipal Polls". Deutsche Welle . 3 March 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  14. ↑ "Germany Scraps Transrapid Rail Plans". Deutsche Welle . 27 March 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  15. ↑ Spiegelonline
  16. ↑ "German war film challenges taboo". BBC News . 1 April 2008. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  17. ↑ "Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008". Archived from the original on 28 December 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  18. ↑ Ganea, Constanþa (2009). "Ruxandra Sireteanu-Constantinescu (1945-2008)". Curierul de Fizica (in Romanian). 63 (1): 18.
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