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Guido Westerwelle
German politician (FDP), Foreign Minister of Germany (1961-2016).
Life and work
The story behind the role.
German politician (FDP), Foreign Minister of Germany (1961-2016).
Guido Westerwelle (German: [ˈɡiːdo ˈvɛstɐˌvɛlə]; 27 December 1961 – 18 March 2016) was a German politician who served as foreign minister in the second cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel and Vice-Chancellor of Germany from 2009 to 2011, being the first openly gay person to hold any of these positions. He also led the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) from 2001 until he stepped down in 2011. A lawyer by profession, he was a member of the Bundestag from 1996 to 2013.
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Achievements and distinctions
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German politician (FDP), Foreign Minister of Germany (1961-2016).
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Orden wider den tierischen Ernst
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European handicraft prize
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Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
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Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia
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Tie Man of the Year
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Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
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honorary doctorate
Career and education
Memberships
Atlantik-Brücke · Young Liberals · Second Merkel cabinet
Leadership and official positions
Vice-Chancellor of Germany · Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs · member of the German Bundestag · Secretary General of the Free Democratic Party · member of the German Bundestag · member of the German Bundestag · member of the German Bundestag · member of the German Bundestag
Education
Felix-Hausdorff-Gymnasium · University of Bonn · FernUniversität in Hagen
Major competitions and events
2012 German presidential election · 2009 German presidential election · 2004 German presidential election · 2010 German presidential election · Congress of the Free Democratic Party in Germany of 2003 · Congress of the Free Democratic Party in Germany of 2001 · 1999 German presidential election · World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013
Places of work
Bonn
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