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Hans-Peter Friedrich

1957 - Today

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Hans-Peter Friedrich (born 10 March 1957) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag from 1998 to 2025 . Under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel, he served as Federal Minister of the Interior (2011-2013) and as Minister for Food and Agriculture (2013). Friedrich resigned from that position in February 2014. Friedrich has a controversial history with minorities in Germany, causing outrage in 2013 after telling journalists that Islam in Germany is not something supported by history at any point. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans-Peter Friedrich is the 17,272nd most popular politician (down from 17,168th in 2019), the 5,629th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,656th in 2019) and the 1,282nd most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hans-Peter Friedrich ranks 17,272 out of 19,576. Before him are Igor Shuvalov, Gilles Duceppe, Carmen Calvo Poyato, Balakh Sher Mazari, Sumitra Mahajan, and Amadou Sanogo. After him are Lyubov Kozyreva, Bob Avakian, Arvind Kejriwal, Paul Bérenger, Zabiullah Mujahid, and Betsy DeVos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Hans-Peter Friedrich ranks 521. Before him are Alan Eustace, Peter Sellars, Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, Paul Frommelt, Carmen Calvo Poyato, and Ron Cephas Jones. After him are Ananda Devi, Roberto Visentini, Enrico Ruggeri, Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Dumitru Braghiș, and Albán Vermes.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans-Peter Friedrich ranks 5,632 out of 7,253. Before him are John Kilian (1811), Oliver Baumann (1990), Andreas Eschbach (1959), Rudi Ball (1911), Manuela Schwesig (1974), and Danna García (1978). After him are Nadja Auermann (1971), Maxi Gnauck (1964), Peter Duesberg (1936), Peter Thomsen (1961), Heiko Westermann (1983), and Samuel Adler (1928).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Hans-Peter Friedrich ranks 1,282. Before him are Silke Möller (1964), Katarina Barley (1968), Katrin Göring-Eckardt (1966), Beatrix von Storch (1971), Hannelore Kraft (1961), and Manuela Schwesig (1974). After him are Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud (1974), Jürgen Rüttgers (1951), Gerd Müller (1955), Roland Koch (1958), Petra Roth (1944), and Peter Tschentscher (1966).

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