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Olaf Scholz

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  • Born 14 June 1958
  • Age 66
  • Birth Place Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, West Germany
  • Profession Politician, Lawyer
  • Political Party Social Democratic, (since 1975)
  • In Office Vice Chancellor Of Germany 14 March 2018 - 8 December 2021, Minister Of Finance 14 March 2018 - 8 December 2021, First Mayor Of Hamburg 7 March 2011 - 13 March 2018, Deputy Leader Of The Social Democratic Party In The Bundestag 27 October 2009 - 11 March 2011Serving With,,,,,,,,, Minister For Labour And Social Affairs 21 November 2007 - 27 October 2009, Chief Whip Of The Social Democratic Party In The Bundestag 13 October 2005 - 21 November 2007, General Secretary Of TheSocial Democratic Party 20 October 2002 - 21 March 2004, Senator For The Interior Of Hamburg 30 May 2001 - 31 October 2001, Member Of The Bundesrat For Hamburg 7 March 2011 - 13 March 2018, Member Of TheHamburg Parliament 2 March 2015 - 2 March 2015, Member Of The Bundestag For Hamburg-Altona 17 October 2002 - 11 March 2011, Deputy Member Of The Bundesrat For Hamburg 30 May 2001 - 31 October 2001
  • Residence Old Market Square, Potsdam

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Olaf Scholz BIOGRAPHY

Olaf Scholz, born June 14, 1958, is Germany's current Chancellor, a post he assumed in December 2021. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), his political career spans decades. He served as Hamburg's First Mayor (2011-2018), Federal Minister of Finance (2018-2021), and held other key ministe...

Olaf Scholz PERSONAL LIFE

Father Gerhard Scholz
Mother Christel Scholz
Spouse Britta Ernst ​(1998), ​
Education University of Hamburg

POSITIONS HELD BY Olaf Scholz

Position Tenure
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs 21 November 2007 - 28 October 2009
First Mayor of Hamburg 7 March 2011 - 13 March 2018
Member of the German Bundestag 26 October 1998 - 6 June 2001
Member of the German Bundestag 17 October 2002 - 18 October 2005
Member of the German Bundestag 18 October 2005 - 27 October 2009
Member of the German Bundestag 27 October 2009 - 11 March 2011
Senator of the Interior 30 May 2001 - 23 September 2001
Member of the 21st Hamburg Parliament N/A
Secretary General of the SPD 20 October 2002 - 21 March 2004
Federal Minister of Finance 14 March 2018 - 8 December 2021
Commissioner for Franco-German Cooperation 2015 - 2018
Member of the German Bundestag 26 October 2021 - no value
Vice-Chancellor of Germany 14 March 2018 - 8 December 2021
Federal Chancellor of Germany 8 December 2021 - no value

OLAF SCHOLZ NEWS

Olaf Scholz reaching Delhi today, German envoy says ‘big basket for discussion’

October 24, 2024 9:16 am

On October 16, the German Cabinet adopted the key strategic document which sheds light on the future direction of its bilateral relations with India.

C Raja Mohan writes: In German chancellor’s India visit, a chance for deeper ties with Berlin

October 22, 2024 8:16 pm

Delhi and Berlin have had a special bond before and after India’s independence; they have had a formal strategic partnership in place since 2000. But it has not been easy to translate intent into outcomes. Scholz promises to break from this poor record.

Germany's Scholz hopes France will prevent far-right-led government

July 03, 2024 2:55 am

Germany itself is seeing rising support for the far-right Alternative for Deutschland, which currently score second in opinion polls, although national elections are not due until autumn next year.

Italy's Meloni will welcome the G7 summit fortified by an EU vote that shook French, German leaders

June 11, 2024 12:36 pm

“I am proud that this nations presents itself at the G7, and in Europe, as the strongest government of all," Giorgia Meloni told supporters early Monday.

Scholz vows to toughen up German deportation rules after attacks

June 06, 2024 3:28 pm

Scholz, a Social Democrat who rules with the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats, faces a stiff challenge from the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) in European Parliament elections which take place in Germany on Sunday.

We'll defend 'every square inch' of NATO territory: Germany's Scholz to Putin

June 02, 2024 6:42 pm

Chancellor Scholz said Germany has played a leading role in NATO's presence in the Baltics on Russia's border, stretching back nearly a decade.

Franziska Giffey: Man arrested over Berlin politician attack

May 08, 2024 10:23 pm

The Berlin public prosecutors office on Wednesday said a 74-year-old man had been temporarily arrested, and that an investigation into the motive of the alleged perpetrators was ongoing.

What to expect from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s China visit

April 14, 2024 11:37 am

The German chancellor is set for a balancing act during his talks with China’s Xi Jinping, as Berlin weighs economic interests against geopolitical concerns.

Germany's Scholz warns of the rise of right-wing populists ahead of upcoming EU elections

April 06, 2024 11:32 pm

Scholz arrived in Romania's capital Bucharest for a conference of the Party of European Socialists, part of the Socialists and Democrats group, the second biggest in the Parliament. Voters in the 27 EU member states go to the polls 6-9.

Germany's defence minister overhauls military command as he seeks 'war-capable' armed forces

April 04, 2024 9:57 pm

Chancellor Olaf Scholz set in motion a big increase in military spending shortly after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, which he described as a “turning point”.

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