Gerhard Schröder

Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder ([ˈɡɛɐ̯haɐ̯t fʁɪts kʊʁt ˈʃʁøːdɐ] ( listen); born 7 Aprile 1944) is a German politeecian, an wis Chancellor o Germany frae 1998 til 2005. As a memmer o the Social Democratic Pairty o Germany (SPD), he led a coalition govrenment o the SPD an the Greens. Afore becomin a fu-time politeecian, he wis a lawyer, an afore becomin Chancellor he serrt as Prime Meenister o Lawer Saxony (1990–1998). Follaein the 2005 federal election, that his pairty lost, efter three weeks o negotiations he stuid doun as Chancellor in favour o Angela Merkel o the rival Christian Democratic Union. He is the noo the chairman o the buird o Nord Stream AG, efter haein been hired as a global manager bi investment baunk Rothschild.

Gerhard Schröder
Chancellor o Germany
In office 27 October 1998 – 22 November 2005
Preses	Roman Herzog Johannes Rau Horst Köhler
Depute	Joschka Fischer
Precedit bi	Helmut Kohl
Succeedit bi	Angela Merkel
Leader o the Social Democratic Pairty
In office 12 Mairch 1999 – 21 Mairch 2004
Precedit bi	Oskar Lafontaine
Succeedit bi	Franz Müntefering
Preses o the Bundesrat
In office 1 November 1997 – 27 October 1998
Precedit bi	Erwin Teufel
Succeedit bi	Hans Eichel
Prime Meenister o Lawer Saxony
In office 21 Juin 1990 – 27 October 1998
Precedit bi	Ernst Albrecht
Succeedit bi	Gerhard Glogowski
Personal details
Born	Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder (1944-04-07) 7 Aprile 1944 (age 80) Mossenberg, Germany
Poleetical pairty	Social Democratic Pairty
Spoose(s)	Eva Schubach (1968–1972) Anne Taschenmacher (1972–1984) Hiltrud Hampel (1984–1997) Doris Köpf (1997–present)
Bairns	Viktoria Gregor
Alma mater	Varsity o Göttingen
Religion	Lutheran
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