Biography
Frank-Walter Steinmeier (German: [ˈfʁaŋkˌvaltɐ ˈʃtaɪnˌmaɪ.ɐ] ; born 5 January 1956) is a German politician who became president of Germany on 19 March 2017. He was previously federal minister of foreign affairs from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2017, as well as vice chancellor of Germany from 2007 to 2009. Steinmeier was chairman-in-office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2016.
Steinmeier is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), holds a doctorate in law and was formerly a career civil servant. He was a close aide of Gerhard Schröder when Schröder was Prime Minister of Lower Saxony during most of the 1990s, and served as Schröder's chief of staff from 1996. When Schröder became Chancellor of Germany in 1998, Steinmeier was appointed Under-Secretary of State in the German Chancellery with the responsibility for the intelligence services. From 1999 to 2005 he served as Chief of Staff of the Chancellery.
Following the 2005 federal election, Steinmeier became Foreign Minister in the first grand coalition government of Angela Merkel, and from 2007 he additionally held the office of vice chancellor. In 2008, he briefly served as acting chairman of his party. He was the SPD's candidate for chancellor in the 2009 federal election, but his party lost the election and he left the federal cabinet to become leader of the opposition. Following the 2013 federal election, he again became Minister for Foreign Affairs in Merkel's second grand coalition. In November 2016 he was announced as the candidate for President of Germany of the governing coalition, consisting of his own party and the CDU/CSU, and thus became the presumptive electee, as the coalition held a large majority in the Federal Convention. He left the cabinet on 27 January 2017. He was elected president by the Federal Convention on 12 February 2017 with 74% of the vote. On 13 February 2022, he was re-elected by the Federal Convention for a second and final term with 78% of the vote.Steinmeier belongs to the right wing of the SPD, known as reformists and moderates. As chief of staff, he was a principal architect of Agenda 2010, the Schröder government's reforms of the welfare state. His lenient policies toward countries such as Russia and China have earned him criticism both in Germany and internationally, and he has been criticized for prioritizing German business interests over human rights.
Filmography
all 22
self 19
TV Shows 15
Movies 7
Warum Judenhass? Antisemitismus in Deutschland (2024)
In the Grip of Gazprom (2023)
Habermas - Philosoph und Europäer (2022)
Lebenslänglich Politik: Der ewige Schäuble (2022)
PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Peace in Motion (2018)
Stromberg – The Movie (2014)
Günther Jauch (2011)
Westpol: Eins zu eins (2010)
In Berlin (2009)
ANNE WILL (2007)
Denkzeit (2007)
Extra 3 (2004)
Menschen bei Maischberger (2003)
Hart aber fair (2001)
Menschen der Woche (2000)
Münchner Runde (2000)
Berlin direkt (2000)
Maybrit Illner (1999)
Beckmann (1999)
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998)
Morgenmagazin (1992)
Tagesschau (1952)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1956-01-05 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceDetmold, Germany
ReligionEvangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia
SpouseElke Büdenbender
ChildrenMerit Steinmeier
CitizenshipsGermany
ResidencesSaaringen · Berlin · Zehlendorf, Germany
AwardsOrder of Merit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The honorary doctor of Lebanese University, honorary doctor of the University of Paderborn, honorary doctor of the University of Athens, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal, Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry, Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria, Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Ignatz Bubis Award, Order of the Falcon, Order of the Elephant, Grand Cross of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Three Stars
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