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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Lauterbach is the 16,782nd most popular politician (down from 15,911th in 2019), the 5,451st most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,155th in 2019) and the 1,267th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Karl Lauterbach ranks 16,782 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 440. Before him are Ni Xialian, Ines Diers, Gwynne Shotwell, Maria Walliser, Anton Siluanov, and Fabrizio Barbazza. After him are Dave Rodgers, Mats Magnusson, Neerja Bhanot, Su Tong, Daniel Mojon, and Federico Moccia.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Lauterbach ranks 5,454 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 1,267. 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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