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Karl Lauterbach

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Karl Wilhelm Lauterbach (German pronunciation: [kaʁl ˈlaʊtɐbax] ; born 21 February 1963) is a German scientist, physician, and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), who served as Federal Minister of Health from 2021 to 2025. He is professor of health economics and epidemiology at the University of Cologne (on leave since 2005). Since the 2005 German federal election, he has been a member of the Bundestag (the German parliament). During the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, his name became well known through his frequent appearances on television talk shows as an invited guest expert, along with his frequent use of Twitter to provide commentary about the ongoing pandemic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Lauterbach is the 16,824th most popular politician (down from 15,903rd in 2024), the 5,456th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,154th in 2019) and the 1,266th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Karl Lauterbach ranks 16,824 out of 19,576. Before him are Ntsu Mokhehle, Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith, Marita Petersen, Ben Ray Luján, Nitzan Horowitz, and Mallikarjun Kharge. After him are Chrystia Freeland, Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye, Macario Sakay, Shu-turul, Frances Perkins, and Manouchehr Mottaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Karl Lauterbach ranks 459. Before him are Ines Diers, Stéphane Sednaoui, Gwynne Shotwell, Maria Walliser, Anton Siluanov, and Fabrizio Barbazza. After him are Robby Naish, Dave Rodgers, Mats Magnusson, Neerja Bhanot, Su Tong, and Daniel Mojon.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Lauterbach ranks 5,459 out of 7,253. Before him are Jörg Heinrich (1969), Volker Weidler (1962), Liesel Westermann (1944), Christiane Krause (1950), Rick J. Jordan (1968), and Christian Wörns (1972). After him are Jürgen Werner (1935), Ralph Giordano (1923), Marga Petersen (1919), Lida Heymann (1868), Vera Zorina (1917), and Jürgen Sundermann (1940).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Karl Lauterbach ranks 1,266. Before him are Lars Klingbeil (1978), Ernst Benda (1925), Malu Dreyer (1961), Barbara Hendricks (1952), Erwin Teufel (1939), and Rebecca Harms (1956). After him are Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger (1951), Kai Wegner (1972), Hermann Martens (1877), Annette Schavan (1955), Nancy Faeser (1970), and Andrea Nahles (1970).

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