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Boris Pistorius

1960 - Today

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Boris Ludwig Pistorius (German: [ˈbɔʁɪs pɪsˈtoːʁiʊs]; born 14 March 1960) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who has been serving as Federal Minister of Defence in the governments of successive Chancellors Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz since 2023, making him the only minister of the Scholz cabinet to retain his position. He is considered to be amongst the most popular politicians in Germany, receiving significant popular approval ever since his appointment to the Defence Ministry. Since the 2025 federal election, he is a member of the 21st Bundestag. Earlier in his career, Pistorius was a member of the State Parliament of Lower Saxony, and served as State Minister for Interior and Sports in the state government of Lower Saxony (Cabinet Weil II) from 2013 to 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Boris Pistorius is the 12,420th most popular politician (down from 10,772nd in 2019), the 3,724th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,203rd in 2019) and the 1,052nd most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Boris Pistorius ranks 12,420 out of 19,576. Before him are Pekka Haavisto, Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Pharasmanes II of Iberia, Thomas Hammarberg, Gaius Fannius, and Tiburcio Carías Andino. After him are Majid bin Said of Zanzibar, Yang Jiechi, Eberhard, Duke of Bavaria, Vladimír Špidla, William Christian Bullitt Jr., and Nicolae Bălcescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Boris Pistorius ranks 169. Before him are Peggy Whitson, Jan Wouters, Rob Marshall, Thomas Haden Church, Greta Scacchi, and Jon Huntsman Jr.. After him are Ray Bourque, Andrés Gómez, Richard Sammel, Yu Hua, Reed Hastings, and Hiam Abbass.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Boris Pistorius ranks 3,726 out of 7,253. Before him are Rudolf Belling (1886), Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1842), Leroy Sané (1996), Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1559), Brigitte Hamann (1940), and Erich Weinert (1890). After him are Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (1908), Hans Erich Nossack (1901), Rudolf Noack (1913), Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1585), Hans Clarin (1929), and Paul Leni (1885).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Boris Pistorius ranks 1,052. Before him are Siegfried Kasche (1903), Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia (1857), Ludwig Renn (1889), Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1681), Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1842), and Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1559). After him are Paul Leni (1885), Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal (1833), Georg, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen (1892), Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen (1926), Leopold III, Prince of Lippe (1821), and Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1634).

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