Frank-Walter Steinmeier is a German politician who became president of Germany on 19 March 2017. He was previously federal minister for foreign affairs from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2017, as well as vice chancellor of Germany from 2007 to 2009. Steinmeier was chairman-in-office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2016.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2009)
Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier addressing a dinner of the World Jewish Congress in Berlin, September 2014
Steinmeier with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in March 2015
Federal elections were held in Germany on 27 September 2009 to elect the members of the 17th Bundestag.
Image: Westerwelle hamm 2009 ankunft
Image: German Left leadership 2009