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Martin Schulz

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Martin Schulz (born 20 December 1955) is a German politician who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany from 1994 to 2017 and a Member of the Bundestag (MdB) from 2017 to 2021. During his tenure he was Leader of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats from 2004 to 2012, President of the European Parliament from 2012 to 2017 and Leader of the Social Democratic Party from 2017 to 2018. In November 2016, Schulz announced he would not seek a third term as President of the European Parliament, but instead would stand in 2017 as the SPD candidate for the German Chancellorship. In January 2017, Sigmar Gabriel announced he would not stand for re-election as party leader and as the SPD candidate for the German Chancellorship, Gabriel recommended Schulz as his replacement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Schulz is the 5,641st most popular politician (down from 3,183rd in 2019), the 1,489th most popular biography from Germany (down from 853rd in 2019) and the 434th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Martin Schulz ranks 5,641 out of 19,576. Before him are Kardam of Bulgaria, Étienne Marcel, Tigranes I, Emperor Yōzei, Lucía Topolansky, and María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias. After him are Rudolph I of Burgundy, Emperor Antoku, László Tőkés, Chandrika Kumaratunga, Hwang Jang-yop, and Mori Ranmaru.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Martin Schulz ranks 82. Before him are Iman, Valdis Zatlers, José Antonio Camacho, Billy Idol, Björn Andrésen, and Toninho Cerezo. After him are Béla Tarr, Lena Olin, Billy Milligan, Michael Schenker, Adem Jashari, and Mark Hollis.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Martin Schulz ranks 1,489 out of 7,253. Before him are Matthias Sammer (1967), Dorothea Binz (1920), Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (1866), William III, Landgrave of Thuringia (1425), Joachim von Sandrart (1606), and Gretl Braun (1915). After him are Hartmann Schedel (1440), Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1697), Mike Nichols (1931), André Previn (1929), Anna Leopoldovna (1718), and Ernst Lindemann (1894).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Martin Schulz ranks 434. Before him are William I, Elector of Hesse (1743), Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1826), Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1724), Julius Schaub (1898), Dorothea Binz (1920), and Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (1866). After him are Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1697), Anna Leopoldovna (1718), Philipp Bouhler (1899), Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (1860), Albert III, Duke of Bavaria (1401), and Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen (1671).

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