Horst Köhler
Politician
1943 –
Who is Horst Köhler?
Horst Köhler is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union. He was President of Germany from 2004 to 2010. As the candidate of the two Christian Democratic sister parties, the CDU and the CSU, and the liberal FDP, Köhler was elected to his first five-year term by the Federal Assembly on 23 May 2004 and was subsequently inaugurated on 1 July 2004. He was reelected to a second term on 23 May 2009. Just a year later, on 31 May 2010, he resigned from his office in a controversy over his comment on the role of the German Bundeswehr in light of a visit to the troops in Afghanistan.
Köhler is an economist by profession. Prior to his election as President, Köhler had a distinguished career in politics and the civil service and as a banking executive. He was President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 1998 to 2000 and head of the International Monetary Fund from 2000 to 2004.
Because the office of President is less influential than that of the Chancellor and is mostly concerned with ceremonial matters, Köhler was a highly popular politician during his tenure. He has called for more influence for the President and has suggested the President should be directly elected.
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- Born
- Feb 22, 1943
Skierbieszów - Also known as
- Horst Kohler
- Parents
- Spouses
- Eva Köhler
(1969 - )
- Eva Köhler
- Children
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Lutheranism
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
- Employment
- Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany)
(1976 - 1980)
- Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany)
- Lived in
- Skierbieszów
(1943/02/22 - 1944) - Backnang
(1953 - 1957) - Ellwangen
(1963 - 1965) - Ludwigsburg
(1957 - 1963) - Reichsgau Wartheland
(1944 - 1945) - Markkleeberg
(1945 - 1953) - Tübingen
(1965 - 1976)
- Skierbieszów
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on July 23, 2013
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