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Günther Beckstein

1943 - Today

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Günther Beckstein (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʏntɐ ˈbɛkʃtaɪn]; born 23 November 1943) is a German CSU politician from Bavaria and was the 17th minister-president of Bavaria from 9 October 2007 to 27 October 2008. He is well known for his outspoken views on law and order. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Günther Beckstein is the 14,813th most popular politician (down from 14,385th in 2024), the 4,649th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,585th in 2019) and the 1,189th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Günther Beckstein ranks 14,813 out of 19,576Before him are R. B. Bennett, Liberius, Gilbert Diendéré, Kurt Furgler, Jean-Pierre Bemba, and Theodore I Calliopas. After him are Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, Portia Simpson-Miller, Lucius Caecilius Metellus, Arshak III, Piyusti, and Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Günther Beckstein ranks 471Before him are Jacques-Pierre Amette, Bobby Keys, Juan Masnik, Harley Race, Joël Robert, and Silvia Cartwright. After him are Yoram Globus, Margaret Beckett, Stephen Greenblatt, Steven Millhauser, Helen Quinn, and Robert Durst.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Günther Beckstein ranks 4,652 out of 7,253Before him are Inge Helten (1950), Natja Brunckhorst (1966), Annemarie Heinrich (1912), Friedrich L. Bauer (1924), Otto Witte (1872), and Wolfgang Koeppen (1906). After him are Marcus Goldman (1821), Felix Graf von Bothmer (1852), Edgar Barth (1917), Maria Sander (1924), Vadim Glowna (1941), and Reiner Knizia (1957).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Günther Beckstein ranks 1,189Before him are Johann Wadephul (1963), Gerhard Stoltenberg (1928), Joseph von Radowitz (1797), Rudolf Scharping (1947), Andriy Taran (1955), and Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1893). After him are Otto Winzer (1902), Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz (1790), Haim Katz (1947), Uwe Barschel (1944), Jürgen Möllemann (1945), and Claudia Roth (1955).