Awards & Recognition
★Knight of the French Legion of Honour (2004)
★Honorary President of Europa-Union Deutschland (since 2011)
Notable Facts
→Former Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany (2018-2021)
→Member of German Bundestag for 27 years (1994-2021)
→Angela Merkel's close confidant and former Chancellor's Office head
→Twitter pioneer among German politicians
→Speaks four languages fluently
→Led Germany's energy transition policy implementation
→Born 1958, studied law at Saarland University