Wolfgang Schmidt
Wolfgang Schmidt | |
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Schmidt in 2023 | |
| Head of the Chancellery Minister for Special Affairs | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2021 | |
| Chancellor | Olaf Scholz |
| Preceded by | Helge Braun |
| State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance | |
| In office 14 March 2018 – 8 December 2021 Serving with Werner Gatzer, Rolf Bösinger, Jörg Kukies | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Minister | Olaf Scholz |
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| Counselor of State of the State Chancellery of Hamburg Representative for Federal Affairs | |
| In office 7 March 2011 – 28 March 2018 | |
| First Mayor | Olaf Scholz |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Annette Tabbara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wolfgang Schmidt 23 September 1970 Hamburg, West Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (1989–) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Website | Official Government website |
Wolfgang Schmidt (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈʃmɪt]; born 23 September 1970) is a German politician and jurist. He has been the Federal Minister for Special Affairs, Head of the Chancellery and Commissioner for the Federal Intelligence Services since 2021
Schmidt has been a close ally and friend of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.[1]
References
- ↑ "Das sind die SPD-Kabinettsmitglieder: Zwei Überraschungen, ein Spin-Doktor und ein Publikumsliebling". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.