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Günther Oettinger

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Günther Hermann Oettinger (born 15 October 1953) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources from 2017 to 2019, as European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society from 2014 to 2016 and as European Commissioner for Energy from 2010 to 2014. He is affiliated with the liberal-conservative European People's Party (EPP). He served as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg between 2005 and 2010 and as chairman of the CDU Baden-Württemberg from 2005 until 2010. Since 2021, Oettinger has served as president of the German private university EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht in Wiesbaden. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Günther Oettinger is the 15,547th most popular politician (down from 15,117th in 2019), the 4,968th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,848th in 2019) and the 1,220th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Günther Oettinger ranks 15,547 out of 19,576. Before him are Adnan Badran, Aleksander Prystor, Robert Buron, Klaus Schütz, Hamilton Fish, and Agnimitra. After him are Aileen Baviera, Antonio Mateu Lahoz, Jorge Quiroga, Neven Mimica, Robert Bacon, and Laura Codruța Kövesi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Günther Oettinger ranks 375. Before him are Hoshyar Zebari, Jaromír Nohavica, George Tenet, Mike Stern, Peter Schreyer, and Rachid Bouchareb. After him are Neven Mimica, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Walter Lübcke, Brian Kerr, Katarina Frostenson, and Eve Ensler.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Günther Oettinger ranks 4,971 out of 7,253. Before him are Peter Schreyer (1953), Lou Bega (1975), Karl Dall (1941), Volker Zotz (1956), Johannes Wislicenus (1835), and Klaus Schütz (1926). After him are Ria Baran (1922), Wolfgang Seidel (1926), Max Raabe (1962), Angelique Kerber (1988), Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin (1943), and Timo Werner (1996).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Günther Oettinger ranks 1,220. Before him are Annemarie Renger (1919), Otto Scheff (1889), Heide Simonis (1943), Gabriele Zimmer (1955), Wolfgang Clement (1940), and Klaus Schütz (1926). After him are Rainer Brüderle (1945), Björn Höcke (1972), Willy Bandholz (1912), Walter Lübcke (1953), Kurt Biedenkopf (1930), and Stanislaw Tillich (1959).

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