Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
German politician, former federal minister of defence
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (born 9 August 1962), commonly referred to by her initials AKK,[1] is a German CDU politician. She was the Leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 2018 to 2021. She was chief minister of Saarland from 2011 to 2018,[2] making her the first woman to lead the government of Saarland and the fourth woman to head a German state government.
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer | |
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Minister of Defence | |
In office 17 July 2019 – 8 December 2021 | |
Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
Preceded by | Ursula von der Leyen |
Succeeded by | Christine Lambrecht |
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union | |
In office 7 December 2018 – 16 January 2021 | |
Deputy | Volker Bouffier Julia Klöckner Armin Laschet Ursula von der Leyen Thomas Strobl |
Preceded by | Angela Merkel |
Succeeded by | Armin Laschet |
General Secretary of the Christian Democratic Union | |
In office 26 February 2018 – 7 December 2018 | |
Leader | Angela Merkel |
Preceded by | Peter Tauber |
Succeeded by | Paul Ziemiak |
Minister President of the Saarland | |
In office 10 August 2011 – 28 February 2018 | |
Deputy | Christoph Hartmann Peter Jacoby (Acting) Heiko Maas Anke Rehlinger |
Preceded by | Peter Müller |
Succeeded by | Tobias Hans |
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Saarland | |
In office 28 May 2011 – 19 October 2018 | |
Landtag Leader | Klaus Meiser Tobias Hans Alexander Funk |
Preceded by | Peter Müller |
Succeeded by | Tobias Hans |
Member of the Landtag of Saarland | |
In office 5 September 1999 – 1 March 2018 | |
Constituency | Saarbrücken (1999–2004) Party list (2004–18) |
Member of the Bundestag | |
In office 1 March 1998 – 26 October 1998 | |
Constituency | Party list |
Personal details | |
Born | Annegret Kramp 9 August 1962 Völklingen, Saarbrücken, Saarland, West Germany (now Germany) |
Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
Spouse(s) |
Helmut Karrenbauer (m. 1984) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Saarland University University of Trier |
From February to December 2018, she was general secretary of the CDU.
She was elected CDU party leader on 7 December 2018 following Angela Merkel's retirement from that role.
On 10 February 2020, Kramp-Karrenbauer announced her resignation as Chairwoman of the CDU.[3]
References
change- ↑ Angela Merkel Starts Grooming Successors, and One Stands Out, The New York Times
- ↑ Saarland. "Ministerpräsident - Saarland.de". www.saarland.de. Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ↑ "Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer: Favourite to replace Merkel stands down". BBC. 10 February 2020.