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Wolfgang Schmidt

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Wolfgang Schmidt (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈʃmɪt]; born (1970-09-23)23 September 1970) is a German politician and jurist who served as Federal Minister for Special Affairs, Head of the Chancellery and Commissioner for the Federal Intelligence Services from 2021 to 2025. He was previously State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance under Minister Olaf Scholz in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021. Schmidt has been a close associate of Scholz since 2002 and is considered his spin doctor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Schmidt is the 18,917th most popular politician, the 6,427th most popular biography from Germany and the 1,344th most popular German Politician.

Wolfgang Schmidt is a German politician known for his role as a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and for serving as the Secretary of State in the Federal Ministry of Finance. He has been influential in shaping economic policy in Germany.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wolfgang Schmidt ranks 18,917 out of 19,576. Before him are Ferenc Csipes, Bujar Osmani, Sylvana Simons, Arne Duncan, Elise Stefanik, and Magnus Brunner. After him are Danica Roem, Amir Khan Muttaqi, Bob Barr, Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua, Torsten Albig, and Eva Bowring.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Wolfgang Schmidt ranks 878. Before him are Heather Nauert, Stéphane Houdet, Yannis Ploutarchos, Tracy Middendorf, Žana Lelas, and Michele Monti. After him are Zhou Qunfei, Nina Siemaszko, Kenji Nomura, Marc-Kevin Goellner, Kim Jong-shin, and Sergei Mureiko.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Schmidt ranks 6,430 out of 7,253. Before him are Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt (1968), Amira Mohamed Ali (1980), Magnus Manske (1974), Alexandra Neldel (1976), René Hannemann (1968), and Ute Wild (1965). After him are Torsten Albig (1963), Andreas Dibowski (1966), Claas Relotius (1985), Stefan Kretzschmar (1973), Bahne Rabe (1963), and Michael Kohlmann (1974).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Wolfgang Schmidt ranks 1,344. Before him are Hendrik Wüst (1975), Heidi Reichinnek (1988), Karl-Heinz Brunner (1953), Lisa Paus (1968), Marco Buschmann (1977), and Amira Mohamed Ali (1980). After him are Torsten Albig (1963), Patrick Sensburg (1971), Uwe Tellkamp (1968), Klara Geywitz (1976), Helge Braun (1972), and Kristina Schröder (1977).

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