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Olaf Scholz (German: [ˈoːlaf ˈʃɔlts] ⓘ; born () 14 June 1958) is a German politician who has been Chancellor of Germany since 2021. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), he previously served as vice chancellor in the fourth Merkel cabinet and as Federal Minister of Finance from 2018 to 2021.
Born in 1896, Fritz von Scholz served in World War I with the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1914. Discharged from the army in 1919, Scholz was a member of the paramilitary Freikorps since 1921. He joined the Austrian branch of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in 1932 (Nr. 1304071), and then the Austrian SA.
Her grandfather Hans Weidel was a Nazi judge, appointed directly by Adolf Hitler. [77] He joined the NSDAP at the end of 1932 and the SS in January 1933. [78] Weidel's father was born 1939 in Upper Silesia and fled with his mother and sister to Verl (in East Westphalia) in February 1945. He founded a sales agency for office furniture in 1972 ...
Olaf Scholz: 2021–present: Affiliation: None [35] In spite of having disaffiliated, Scholz claims that he has completely read the Bible and that Christianity has left its clear mark on who he is. [36] He has not used the religious form of his oath of office.
In the 2021 German federal election, she again ran in the constituency of Potsdam – Potsdam-Mittelmark II – Teltow-Fläming II, this time against fellow chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz. She lost the constituency to Scholz by over 15,000 votes, but was nonetheless elected to the Bundestag through the Green list in Brandenburg. [30]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a no-confidence vote Monday in the country's Parliament, paving the way for a snap election in February next year.. Confidence votes in Germany are relatively ...
Therefore, the foreign minister also mostly holds the office of vice chancellor of Germany, although this has become less common in recent years – neither of the two most recent foreign ministers, Heiko Maas and Annalena Baerbock, have been vice chancellor, with the vice chancellorship being held by Finance Minister Olaf Scholz during Maas ...
Former President Donald Trump is a father of five and grandfather of 10 whose family is intertwined with his political career, including his historic return to the White House. When Donald Trump ...