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Peer Steinbrück

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Peer Steinbrück (born 10 January 1947) is a German politician who was the Chancellor-candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the 2013 federal election. Steinbrück served as the eighth Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2002 to 2005, a member of the Bundestag from 2009 to 2016, and as Federal Minister of Finance in the first Cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2005 to 2009. A graduate of the University of Kiel, Steinbrück began his political career in the office of Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and became chief of staff to Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, Johannes Rau, in 1986. Steinbrück served as a state minister in both Schleswig-Holstein and North Rhine-Westphalia and succeeded Wolfgang Clement as Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia in 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peer Steinbrück is the 11,996th most popular politician (up from 12,619th in 2019), the 3,568th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,870th in 2019) and the 1,010th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Peer Steinbrück ranks 11,996 out of 19,576. Before him are Nikola Špirić, D. S. Senanayake, Józef Bilczewski, Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt, Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix, and Yakubu Gowon. After him are Nicanor Duarte, Patriarch Sergius of Moscow, Ninurta-nadin-shumi, Paul von Rusdorf, Proculus, and Atanasio Aguirre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Peer Steinbrück ranks 350. Before him are Lamar Smith, Stéphane Courtois, Jacki Weaver, Kembo Uba Kembo, Chung Un-chan, and Leszek Balcerowicz. After him are Jaroslav Pollák, Gregg Allman, Hans-Jürgen Kreische, Olavo de Carvalho, Sylvia Nasar, and Aziz Dweik.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Peer Steinbrück ranks 3,570 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinrich Burger (1881), Friedrich Kirchner (1885), Michael Weikath (1962), Paul Fleming (1609), Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt (1857), and August W. Eichler (1839). After him are Paul Dessau (1894), Paul von Rusdorf (1385), Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg (1879), Fritz Szepan (1907), Albert Niemann (1834), and Dieter Hoeneß (1953).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Peer Steinbrück ranks 1,010. Before him are Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1675), Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz (1666), Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner (1854), Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1685), Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1748), and Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt (1857). After him are Paul von Rusdorf (1385), Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg (1879), Hermann von Stein (1854), Edzard I, Count of East Frisia (1462), Robert Habeck (1969), and Princess Marie of Prussia (1855).

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