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Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

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Wolfgang Schäuble was a prominent German politician who served in several top government positions, including Federal Minister of Finance during the eurozone crisis, and was known for his influential role in shaping Germany's fiscal policy. His long political career and leadership during critical moments in European financial history made him one of the most significant German statesmen of recent decades.

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Born: 18. September 1942
Died: 2023-12-26
Works: 15

Top works

"Lernen Sie, miteinander zu leben, nicht gegeneinander"
Unsere Verantwortung für Europa
Grenzerfahrungen
The future of Europe in an era of transition
Anders gemeinsam

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Film & TV

Acting · Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Known for

Στο Χιλιοστό2026
Masterplan – Das Potsdamer Treffen und seine Folgen — Self (archive footage)2025
Beckenbauer — Self - Interviewee2024
Lebenslänglich Politik: Der ewige Schäuble — Self2022
Igor Levit: No Fear — Self2022
Uwe Seeler - Einer von uns — self2021
Merkel-Jahre - Am Ende einer Ära — Self2021

Article

Wolfgang Schäuble ( German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈʃɔʏblə]; 18 September 1942 – 26 December 2023) was a German politician whose political career spanned more than five decades. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he was the longest-serving member of any democratic German parliament. Schäuble served as the 13th president of the Bundestag from 2017 to 2021.

Born in Freiburg im Breisgau in 1942, Schäuble studied at both the University of Freiburg and the University of Hamburg and subsequently began a career in law at the district court of Offenburg in 1978. His political career began in 1969 as a member of the Junge Union, the youth division of the CDU and CSU; in 1972, Schäuble was elected to the Bundestag by winning the constituency seat of Offenburg, and he was a member of the Bundestag until his death. His ministerial career began in 1984 when he was appointed minister for special affairs by chancellor Helmut Kohl. In a 1989 reshuffle, Schäuble was appointed minister of the interior, and he led negotiations for reunification on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany. During his tenure as minister of the interior, Schäuble was one of the most popular politicians in Germany and was regularly mentioned as a possible future chancellor, though he faced occasional criticism from civil rights activists for his law and order policies.