Ulrich Wilhelm | |
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| Speaker of Government | |
| In office 2005–2010 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Béla Anda |
| Succeeded by | Steffen Seibert |
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| Born | 8 July 1961 |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Ulrich Wilhelm (born 8 July 1961 in Munich [1] ) is a German lawyer and journalist who has been serving as director of the Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) since 2011.
On 19 March 2015 the Rundfunkrat des Bayerischen Rundfunks chose him for a second term by 31 January 2021. [2] From 2005 to 2010 William was Chief of the Federal Press Office and Government Spokesman of State (Regierungssprecher) for the Cabinet of Germany (the First Merkel cabinet as well the Second Merkel cabinet). [3]
Wilhelm took over the rotating chairmanship of the ARD in 2018 for two years. [4] In 2020,he announced that he would not extend his contract with BR beyond 2021. [5]
Wilhelm was appointed in 2007 as a commander with a star of the Royal Norwegian Confederation.
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Bold: Chancellor; A: Served as Minister of Health 2009–2011 and then served as Minister of Economics and Technology and Vice-Chancellor (2011–present); B: Served from 2009; C: Served from 2011; D: Served from 2012; E: Served until 2013 V: Vice-Chancellor. | ||
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