Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg

German politician (CSU), former Minister of Economics, Minister of Defense

Karl Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg,[1] known as Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, was a German politician. He was born in Munich, Bavaria, on 5 December 1971.

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Minister of Defence
In office
28 October 2009 – 1 March 2011
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded byFranz Josef Jung
Succeeded byThomas de Maizière
Minister for Economics and Technology
In office
10 February 2009 – 27 October 2009
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded byMichael Glos
Succeeded byRainer Brüderle
Secretary General of the Christian Social Union
In office
3 November 2008 – 10 February 2009
LeaderHorst Seehofer
Preceded byChristine Haderthauer
Succeeded byAlexander Dobrindt
Member of the Bundestag for Kulmbach
In office
22 September 2002 – 3 March 2011
Preceded byBernd Protzner
Succeeded byTBD
Personal details
Born (1971-12-05) 5 December 1971 (age 52)
Munich, West Germany (now Germany)
Political partyChristian Social Union
Spouse(s)Stephanie Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Alma materUniversity of Bayreuth

In 2009 he became Federal Minister for Economics and Technology, and after eight months became Federal Minister for Defence on 28 October 2009. He was really popular, but then people found that he cheated during his time at university. The university took away his doctorate, and he decided to resign as a minister on 28 February 2011. On 3 March 2011, he was formally discharged as Minister of Defence and introduced his successor, Dr Thomas de Maizière as the new minister. He resigned as a member of the Bundestag on the same day.

His wife Stephanie zu Guttenberg is a member of the Bismarck family.

References change

  1. Entry Archived 2011-03-05 at the Wayback Machine at WW-Person Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, the WWW Data base of European nobility