Wolfgang Schäuble
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Wolfgang Schäuble was a German politician whose political career spanned more than five decades. A member of the Christian Democratic Union, he was the longest-serving member of any democratic German
Schäuble in 2006
Schäuble in early years
Schäuble (front centre) as Federal Minister of the Interior, 1989
Schäuble in 2007
Friedrich Merz
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Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz is a German politician who has served as Chancellor of Germany since 6 May 2025. He has also served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union since January 2022,
Wolfgang Schäuble
…back in 1994. Schäuble's resignation initiated a generational change among the Christian Democrats, with Angela Merkel taking over as CDU leader and Friedrich Merz as chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group. Ahead of the 2005 elections, Angela Merkel included Schäuble in her shadow cabinet for the Christian…
Merz in 2024
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Haus Sauvigny [de], Merz's childhood home in Brilon
Merz as a young Christian Democrat MEP in 1989
Merz in 2004