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Eckart Peter Hans von Klaeden (born 18 November 1965 in Hanover) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Minister of State at the German Chancellery from 2009 to 2013.

Early life and education

Eckart von Klaeden took his Abitur at the Emperor William Gymnasium in Hanover in 1985, served his military service from 1985 to 1987 and became a Korvettenkapitän (corvette captain) of the Reserves. He went on to study law at the universities of Würzburg and Göttingen, taking his first state exam in 1993 and his second in 1996.

Career

Von Klaeden became a member of the Junge Union in 1983. Between 1992 and 1996, he served on the board of the CDU in Lower Saxony, under the leadership of successive chairmen Josef Stock (1992–94) and Christian Wulff (1994-96).

Von Klaeden served as member of the German parliament, the Bundestag, between 1994 and 2013. He was a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs (1994-1998) and of the Committee on the Scrutiny of Elections, Immunity and the Rules of Procedure (2002-2005). Between 2000 and 2005, he also served as First Secretary of the parliamentary group, in this position assisting the parliamentary group's successive chairmen Friedrich Merz (2000-2002) and Angela Merkel (2002-2005). From 2005, he was his parliamentary group's spokesman for foreign policy. In addition to his committee assignments, von Klaeden served as chairman of the German-Hungarian Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2002 until 2005.

Starting in 2004, von Klaeden was a member of the national board of the CDU under the leadership of chairwoman Angela Merkel. In this capacity, he was the party's treasurer from 2006 until 2013.^[1]

In 2007, 2008 and 2009, von Klaeden participated at the Bilderberg Conference.^[2]

Mercedes Benz

On 27 May 2013, von Klaeden informed the public that he would not run again for a seat in the Deutscher Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election and that he would start a job at the Daimler AG, Stuttgart as Manager, "Global External Affairs und Public Policy", chief lobbyist, at the end of 2013.^[3] His abrupt switch to the company prompted an investigation by Berlin prosecutors and new rules on "cooling off" periods.^[4]

At a November 2023 meeting of The Heritage Foundation, von Klaeden "implored Michael Anton to ask Trump to please talk to America's European allies as he formulated his foreign policy".^[5]

Other activities

Agora Verkehrswende, Member of the Council^[6]
Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), Member of the International Leadership Council (since 2022)^[7]
Aspen Institute Deutschland, Chairman of the Board of Trustees^[8]
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member^[9]
German Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, Member of the Presidium^[10]
German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Member of the Steering Committee^[11]
Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Member^[12]
Middle East Peace Forum (NAFFO), Member of the Board of Trustees^[13]
Federal Agency for Civic Education (BPB), Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees (1998-2002)^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

He is a member of Atlantik-Brücke, Amnesty International and Society for Threatened Peoples (GfbV).

Personal life

Von Klaeden is Protestant and a member of the presidium of the Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag, a Protestant organisation. He is married and has three daughters.

References

^ "Eckart von Klaeden, MDB". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
^ Anfrage auf abgeordnetenwatch.de
^ spiegel.de: Wechsel zu Daimler: SPD fordert Entlassung von Staatsminister Klaeden
^ Andrea Shalal (6 August 2017), German state premier on defensive over close ties with VW Reuters.
^ Swan, Jonathan; Savage, Charlie; Haberman, Maggie (9 December 2023). "Fears of a NATO Withdrawal Rise as Trump Seeks a Return to Power". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ Council Agora Verkehrswende.
^ CEPA Announces High-Level Advisory Group led by Gen. McMaster and Min. Kramp-Karrenbauer Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), press release of 6 July 2022.
^ Board of Trustees Aspen Institute Deutschland.
^ Members in Germany European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
^ Presidium German Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations.
^ Boards Archived 11 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).
^ Members Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
^ About Us Middle East Peace Forum (NAFFO).

External links

[1] "Eckart von Klaeden, MDB". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2009.

[2] Anfrage auf abgeordnetenwatch.de

[3] spiegel.de: Wechsel zu Daimler: SPD fordert Entlassung von Staatsminister Klaeden

[4] Andrea Shalal (6 August 2017), German state premier on defensive over close ties with VW Reuters.

[5] Swan, Jonathan; Savage, Charlie; Haberman, Maggie (9 December 2023). "Fears of a NATO Withdrawal Rise as Trump Seeks a Return to Power". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[6] Council Agora Verkehrswende.

[7] CEPA Announces High-Level Advisory Group led by Gen. McMaster and Min. Kramp-Karrenbauer Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), press release of 6 July 2022.

[8] Board of Trustees Aspen Institute Deutschland.

[9] Members in Germany European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).

[10] Presidium German Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations.

[11] Boards Archived 11 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).

[12] Members Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

[13] About Us Middle East Peace Forum (NAFFO).

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+{{Short description|German politician}}
-[[File:Eckart von Klaeden.jpg|thumb|Eckart von Klaeden]]
+{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
-'''Eckart Peter Hans von Klaeden''' (born 18 November 1965 in [[Hanover]], [[Lower Saxony]]) is a German politician of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]], serving as [[Minister of State]] at the [[German Chancellery]] since 28 October 2009 (after the [[2009 German federal election|German federal election, September 2009]], Angela Merkel formed a black-yellow coalition and her [[Cabinet Merkel II]]).
+[[File:Eckart von Klaeden.jpg|thumb|von Klaeden]]
+'''Eckart Peter Hans von Klaeden''' (born 18 November 1965 in [[Hanover]]) is a German politician of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU) who served as [[Minister of State]] at the [[German Chancellery]] from 2009 to 2013.
-==Education and early career==
+==Early life and education==
-Eckart von Klaeden took his [[Abitur]] at the Emperor William Gymnasium in Hanover in 1985, served his military service from 1985 to 1987 and became a ''[[Korvettenkapitän]]'' (corvette captain) of the Reserves. He went on to study law at the universities of Würzburg and Göttingen, taking his first state exam in 1993 and his second in 1996.
+Eckart von Klaeden took his ''[[Abitur]]'' at the Emperor William Gymnasium in Hanover in 1985, served his military service from 1985 to 1987 and became a ''[[Korvettenkapitän]]'' (corvette captain) of the Reserves. He went on to study law at the universities of Würzburg and Göttingen, taking his first state exam in 1993 and his second in 1996.
+==Career==
-==Political career==
 Von Klaeden became a member of the [[Junge Union]] in 1983. Between 1992 and 1996, he served on the board of the CDU in Lower Saxony, under the leadership of successive chairmen Josef Stock (1992–94) and [[Christian Wulff]] (1994-96).
 Von Klaeden served as member of the German parliament, the [[Bundestag]], between [[1994 German federal election|1994]] and 2013. He was a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs (1994-1998) and of the Committee on the Scrutiny of Elections, Immunity and the Rules of Procedure (2002-2005). Between 2000 and 2005, he also served as [[chief whip|First Secretary]] of the parliamentary group, in this position assisting the parliamentary group's successive chairmen [[Friedrich Merz]] (2000-2002) and [[Angela Merkel]] (2002-2005). From 2005, he was his parliamentary group's spokesman for foreign policy. In addition to his committee assignments, von Klaeden served as chairman of the German-Hungarian Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2002 until 2005.
-Since 2004, von Klaeden has been a member of the national board of the CDU under the leadership of chairwoman [[Angela Merkel]]. In this capacity, he was the party's treasurer from 2006 until 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.von-klaeden.de/portal/alias__klaeden/lang__de-DE/tabid__4330/default.aspx?init |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719112839/http://www.von-klaeden.de/portal/alias__klaeden/lang__de-DE/tabid__4330/default.aspx?init |archive-date=2011-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+Starting in 2004, von Klaeden was a member of the national board of the CDU under the leadership of chairwoman [[Angela Merkel]]. In this capacity, he was the party's treasurer from 2006 until 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.von-klaeden.de/portal/alias__klaeden/lang__de-DE/tabid__4330/default.aspx?init |title=Eckart von Klaeden, MDB |access-date=14 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719112839/http://www.von-klaeden.de/portal/alias__klaeden/lang__de-DE/tabid__4330/default.aspx?init |archive-date=19 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 In 2007, 2008 and 2009, von Klaeden participated at the [[Bilderberg Conference]].<ref>[http://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/eckart_von_klaeden-650-5605--f121882.html#q121882 Anfrage auf abgeordnetenwatch.de]</ref>
+===Mercedes Benz===
-On 27 May 2013, von Klaeden informed the public that he will not run again for a seat in the [[Deutscher Bundestag]] in the [[2013 German federal election]] and that he will start a job at the [[Daimler AG]], Stuttgart (Manager "Global External Affairs und Public Policy" - quasi 'chief [[lobbyist]]') at the end of 2013.<ref>spiegel.de: [http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/klaeden-zu-daimler-spd-fordert-entlassung-von-staatsminister-a-902498.html  Wechsel zu Daimler: SPD fordert Entlassung von Staatsminister Klaeden]</ref> His abrupt switch to the company prompted an investigation by Berlin prosecutors and new rules on "cooling off" periods.<ref>Andrea Shalal (August 6, 2017), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-election-lowersaxony-emission-idUSKBN1AM0HO German state premier on defensive over close ties with VW] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>
+On 27 May 2013, von Klaeden informed the public that he would not run again for a seat in the [[Deutscher Bundestag]] in the [[2013 German federal election]] and that he would start a job at the [[Daimler AG]], Stuttgart as Manager, "Global External Affairs und Public Policy",  chief [[lobbyist]], at the end of 2013.<ref>spiegel.de: [http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/klaeden-zu-daimler-spd-fordert-entlassung-von-staatsminister-a-902498.html  Wechsel zu Daimler: SPD fordert Entlassung von Staatsminister Klaeden]</ref> His abrupt switch to the company prompted an investigation by Berlin prosecutors and new rules on "cooling off" periods.<ref>Andrea Shalal (6 August 2017), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-election-lowersaxony-emission-idUSKBN1AM0HO German state premier on defensive over close ties with VW] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>
+At a November 2023 meeting of [[The Heritage Foundation]], von Klaeden "implored [[Michael Anton]] to ask Trump to please talk to America's European allies as he formulated his foreign policy".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Swan |first=Jonathan |last2=Savage |first2=Charlie |last3=Haberman |first3=Maggie |date=2023-12-09 |title=Fears of a NATO Withdrawal Rise as Trump Seeks a Return to Power |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/us/politics/trump-2025-nato.html |access-date=2023-12-11 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
 ==Other activities==
+* Agora Verkehrswende, Member of the Council<ref>[https://www.agora-verkehrswende.de/ueber-uns/rat/ Council] Agora Verkehrswende.</ref>
+* Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), Member of the International Leadership Council (since 2022)<ref>[https://cepa.org/article/cepa-announces-high-level-advisory-group-led-by-gen-mcmaster-and-min-kramp-karrenbauer/ CEPA Announces High-Level Advisory Group led by Gen. McMaster and Min. Kramp-Karrenbauer] Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), press release of 6 July 2022.</ref>
 * [[Aspen Institute|Aspen Institute Deutschland]], Chairman of the Board of Trustees<ref>[http://www.aspeninstitute.de/gremien/?lang=en Board of Trustees] [[Aspen Institute|Aspen Institute Deutschland]].</ref>
 * [[European Council on Foreign Relations]] (ECFR), Member<ref>[http://www.ecfr.eu/council#germany Members in Germany] [[European Council on Foreign Relations]] (ECFR).</ref>
 * German Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, Member of the Presidium<ref>[http://www.ost-ausschuss.de/pr-sidium Presidium] German Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations.</ref>
-* [[German Council on Foreign Relations]] (DGAP), Member of the Steering Committee<ref>[https://dgap.org/en/council/about_us/boards Boards] [[German Council on Foreign Relations]] (DGAP).</ref>
+* [[German Council on Foreign Relations]] (DGAP), Member of the Steering Committee<ref>[https://dgap.org/en/council/about_us/boards Boards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911031452/https://dgap.org/en/council/about_us/boards |date=11 September 2016 }} [[German Council on Foreign Relations]] (DGAP).</ref>
 * [[Konrad Adenauer Foundation]], Member<ref>[http://www.kas.de/wf/de/71.4891/ Members] [[Konrad Adenauer Foundation]].</ref>
 * Middle East Peace Forum (NAFFO), Member of the Board of Trustees<ref>[http://naffo.de/daten/impressum?PHPSESSID=9ede7f523712541d92824ab91f04a38b About Us] Middle East Peace Forum (NAFFO).</ref>
+* [[Federal Agency for Civic Education]] (BPB), Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees (1998-2002){{cn|date=December 2023}}
-* [[Atlantik-Brücke]], Member
-* [[Amnesty International]], Member
+==Personal life==
-* [[Society for Threatened Peoples]] (GfbV), Member
+He is a member of  [[Atlantik-Brücke]], [[Amnesty International]] and [[Society for Threatened Peoples]] (GfbV).
-* [[Federal Agency for Civic Education]] (BPB), Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees (1998-2002)
 ==Personal life==
-Von Klaeden is Protestant and a member of the presidium of the [[Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag]], a Protestant organisation. He is married and has three daughters.
+Von Klaeden is [[Protestantism|Protestant]] and a member of the presidium of the [[Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag]], a Protestant organisation. He is married and has three daughters.
 ==References==
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+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
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 [[Category:Politicians from Hanover]]
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-[[Category:Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians]]
 [[Category:Members of the Bundestag for Lower Saxony]]
 [[Category:University of Würzburg alumni]]
 [[Category:University of Göttingen alumni]]
-[[Category:21st-century German politicians]]
 [[Category:Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013]]
 [[Category:Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009]]

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