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Olaf Scholz

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Olaf Scholz (born 14 June 1958) is a German politician who served as the Chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), he previously served as vice chancellor in the fourth Merkel cabinet and as Federal Minister of Finance from 2018 to 2021. He was also First Mayor of Hamburg from 2011 to 2018, deputy leader of the SPD from 2009 to 2019, and Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs from 2007 to 2009. Scholz began his career as a lawyer specialising in labour and employment law. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olaf Scholz is the 650th most popular politician (up from 667th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 178th in 2019) and the 49th most popular German Politician.

Olaf Scholz is a German politician who is currently serving as the Chancellor of Germany. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and has previously served as the Federal Minister of Finance and Vice-Chancellor of Germany. Scholz is known for his focus on economic issues and social justice, and has played a key role in shaping Germany's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Olaf Scholz ranks 650 out of 19,576. Before him are Turhan Hatice Sultan, Franz von Papen, Valerian, Imre Nagy, Robert Schuman, and Faisal I of Iraq. After him are Abdülaziz, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, James Monroe, Hatice Sultan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Michael VIII Palaiologos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Olaf Scholz ranks 5. Before him are Madonna, Michael Jackson, Ursula von der Leyen, and Droupadi Murmu. After him are Andrea Bocelli, Kate Bush, Sharon Stone, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Tim Burton, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Gary Oldman.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Olaf Scholz ranks 172 out of 7,253. Before him are Max Born (1882), Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973), Otto Hahn (1879), Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926), Carl Orff (1895), and Franz von Papen (1879). After him are George II of Great Britain (1683), Caroline of Ansbach (1683), Max Ernst (1891), Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850), and Max von Laue (1879).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Olaf Scholz ranks 49. Before him are Lothair I (795), Agrippina the Younger (15), George I of Great Britain (1660), Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973), Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926), and Franz von Papen (1879). After him are George II of Great Britain (1683), Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), Charles the Fat (839), Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175), Conrad III of Germany (1093), and Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710).

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