Boris Pistorius

Boris Pistorius
Boris Pistorius
	Pistorius in 2019
Minister of Defence
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 19 January 2023
Chancellor	Olaf Scholz
Preceded by	Christine Lambrecht
Minister for Interior and Sports; of Lower Saxony
	In office; 19 February 2013 – 18 January 2023
Minister-President	Stephan Weil;
Preceded by	Uwe Schünemann
Succeeded by	Daniela Behrens
Lord Mayor of Osnabrück
	In office; 7 November 2006 – 19 February 2013
Deputy	Burkhard Jasper; Karin Jabs-Kiesler; Michael Hagedorn; Birgit Strangmann;
Preceded by	Hans-Jürgen Fip
Succeeded by	Wolfgang Griesert
Preceded by
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the; Landtag of Lower Saxony ; for Osnabrück-West
	In office; 14 November 2017 – 19 January 2023
Preceded by	Burkhard Jasper
Succeeded by	Daniela Behrens
Personal details
Born	Boris Ludwig Pistorius; 14 March 1960 (age 64); Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, West Germany (now Germany)
Political party	Social Democratic Party (1976–present)
Spouse(s)	Sabine Pistorius (died 2015)
Domestic partner	Doris Schröder-Köpf (2016–2022)
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Münster; Osnabrück University; Catholic University of the West;
Occupation	Politician; Civil Servant; Lawyer; Foreign Trade Clerk;
Signature
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	Germany
Branch/service	Bundeswehr
Years of service	1980–1981
Unit	German Army (Heer) / ; Flugabwehrregiment 11

Boris Pistorius (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔʁɪs pɪsˈtoːʁiʊs];^[2] born 14 March 1960) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He has been the Federal Minister of Defence in the cabinet of Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 19 January 2023.

He was in the State Parliament of Lower Saxony from 2017, until his appointment as Federal Minister in 2023.^[3]

References

↑ "Schröder-Köpf und Minister Pistorius sind ein Paar" (in German). Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021. {{cite news}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
↑ "Petra Köpping & Boris Pistorius". YouTube. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
↑ "Boris Pistorius". Landtag Niedersachsen (in German). Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2021. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)

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