Gerhard Schröder

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Gerhard Schröder
Chancellor o Germany
In office
27 October 1998 – 22 November 2005
PresesRoman Herzog
Johannes Rau
Horst Köhler
DeputeJoschka Fischer
Precedit biHelmut Kohl
Succeedit biAngela Merkel
Leader o the Social Democratic Pairty
In office
12 Mairch 1999 – 21 Mairch 2004
Precedit biOskar Lafontaine
Succeedit biFranz Müntefering
Preses o the Bundesrat
In office
1 November 1997 – 27 October 1998
Precedit biErwin Teufel
Succeedit biHans Eichel
Prime Meenister o Lawer Saxony
In office
21 Juin 1990 – 27 October 1998
Precedit biErnst Albrecht
Succeedit biGerhard Glogowski
Personal details
BornGerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder
(1944-04-07) 7 Aprile 1944 (age 79)
Mossenberg, Germany
Poleetical pairtySocial Democratic Pairty
Spoose(s)Eva Schubach (1968–1972)
Anne Taschenmacher (1972–1984)
Hiltrud Hampel (1984–1997)
Doris Köpf (1997–present)
BairnsViktoria
Gregor
Alma materVarsity o Göttingen
ReligionLutheran
Signatur

Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder ([ˈɡɛɐ̯haɐ̯t fʁɪts kʊʁt ˈʃʁøːdɐ] ( listen); born 7 Aprile 1944) is a German politeecian, an wis Chancellor o Germany frae 1998 til 2005. As a memmer o the Social Democratic Pairty o Germany (SPD), he led a coalition govrenment o the SPD an the Greens. Afore becomin a fu-time politeecian, he wis a lawyer, an afore becomin Chancellor he serrt as Prime Meenister o Lawer Saxony (1990–1998). Follaein the 2005 federal election, that his pairty lost, efter three weeks o negotiations he stuid doun as Chancellor in favour o Angela Merkel o the rival Christian Democratic Union. He is the noo the chairman o the buird o Nord Stream AG, efter haein been hired as a global manager bi investment baunk Rothschild.