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Peter Altmaier

1958 - Today

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Peter Altmaier (born 18 June 1958) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Acting Minister of Finance from 2017 to 2018 and as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy from 2018 to 2021. He previously served as Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety from May 2012 to December 2013 and Head of the German Chancellery and as Federal Minister for Special Affairs from December 2013 to March 2018. Altmaier is widely seen as one of Chancellor Angela Merkel's most trusted advisors and advocates for her more centrist wing of the CDU. He is known for his "compromising style" and was described in 2017 as "the most powerful man in Berlin". Peter Altmaier coined the German term "Altmaier-Delle", which describes the poor development of renewable energies in Germany during his time in office. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Altmaier is the 15,914th most popular politician (down from 15,785th in 2019), the 5,089th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,097th in 2019) and the 1,235th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Peter Altmaier ranks 15,914 out of 19,576. Before him are Dimitris Koutsoumpas, Manuel María Lombardini, Enrique Olaya Herrera, Teburoro Tito, Joshua Chamberlain, and Mohamed Amin Didi. After him are Grigol Vashadze, Yuri Shchekochikhin, Juhan Parts, Aníbal Torres, Ashur-nirari I, and Aden Madobe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Peter Altmaier ranks 335. Before him are Marc Randolph, André Kuipers, Thomas Reiter, Lisa Loring, Radu Mihăileanu, and James C. Collins. After him are Grigol Vashadze, Grigory Rodchenkov, Christian Danner, Adrian Rawlins, Mauro Maur, and Gu Kailai.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Peter Altmaier ranks 5,092 out of 7,253. Before him are Max Hainle (1882), Timo Boll (1981), Anna-Maria Müller (1949), Siegrun Siegl (1954), Werner Klingler (1903), and Rudolf Lippert (1900). After him are Martin Lauer (1937), Rita Wilden (1947), Mary Roos (1949), Wolfgang Schmidt (1954), Hansjörg Felmy (1931), and Götz Otto (1967).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Peter Altmaier ranks 1,235. Before him are Frank Schwalba-Hoth (1952), Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann (1785), Norbert Walter-Borjans (1952), Eduard David (1863), Björn Engholm (1939), and Hans Eichel (1941). After him are Julia Klöckner (1972), Michael Glos (1944), Hanns Seidel (1901), Lothar Späth (1937), Bernd Mayländer (1971), and Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (1971).

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