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Ursula von der Leyen

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Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen (German: [ˈʊʁzula ˈɡɛʁtʁuːt fɔn deːɐ̯ ˈlaɪən] ; née Albrecht; born 8 October 1958) is a German politician, serving as president of the European Commission since 2019. She served in the German federal government between 2005 and 2019, holding positions in Angela Merkel's cabinet, most recently as Federal Minister for Defence. She is a member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its affiliated European political party, the European People's Party (EPP). On 7 March 2024, the EPP elected her as its Spitzenkandidat to lead the campaign for the 2024 European Parliament elections. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ursula von der Leyen is the 297th most popular politician (up from 376th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 15th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Belgian Politician.

Ursula von der Leyen is a German politician and the current Federal Minister of Defence. She is the first woman to hold this position.

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Among politicians, Ursula von der Leyen ranks 297 out of 19,576. Before her are Tomyris, David Ben-Gurion, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Louis the Pious, Margaret I of Denmark, and Olaf II of Norway. After her are Wangari Maathai, Balian of Ibelin, Rudolf Hess, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Güyük Khan, and Constantine XI Palaiologos.

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Among people born in 1958, Ursula von der Leyen ranks 3. Before her are Madonna, and Michael Jackson. After her are Droupadi Murmu, Olaf Scholz, Andrea Bocelli, Kate Bush, Sharon Stone, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Tim Burton, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Gary Oldman.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Ursula von der Leyen ranks 8 out of 1,190. Before her are Pepin the Short (715), Audrey Hepburn (1929), Jan van Eyck (1395), Clovis I (466), Charles Martel (688), and Maurice Maeterlinck (1862). After her are Philip I of Castile (1478), John of Gaunt (1340), Andreas Vesalius (1514), Anthony van Dyck (1599), Gerardus Mercator (1512), and René Magritte (1898).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Ursula von der Leyen ranks 4. Before her are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500), Pepin the Short (715), and Clovis I (466). After her are Philip I of Castile (1478), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Auguste Beernaert (1829), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), and Baudouin of Belgium (1930).

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