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Revision as of 19:57, 9 October 2012
Peer Steinbrück | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 22 November 2005 – 27 October 2009 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Hans Eichel |
| Succeeded by | Wolfgang Schäuble |
| Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 6 November 2002 – 24 June 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Clement |
| Succeeded by | Jürgen Rüttgers |
| Minister of Finance of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 22 February 2000 – 6 November 2002 | |
| Premier | Wolfgang Clement |
| Preceded by | Heinz Schleußer |
| Succeeded by | Jochen Dieckmann |
| Minister of Economy of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 28 October 1998 – 21 February 2000 | |
| Premier | Wolfgang Clement |
| Preceded by | Bodo Hombach |
| Succeeded by | Ernst Schwanhold |
| Minister of Economy of Schleswig-Holstein | |
| In office 19 May 1993 – 28 October 1998 | |
| Premier | Heide Simonis |
| Preceded by | Uwe Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Horst Günter Bülck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1947 Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Kiel |
| Website | Official website |
Peer Steinbrück (born 10 January 1947) is a German social democratic politician and his party's designated candidate for the post of Chancellor in the 2013 general elections. From 2005 to 2009 he served as German Federal Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Angela Merkel. He was nominated by his party as opposition candidate for Bundeskanzler in the 2013 elections on 28 September 2012.[1]
Early political career
Steinbrück was born in Hamburg on 10 January 1947. After having been trained as an officer of the reserve of the Bundeswehr, Steinbrück studied economics in Kiel. He graduated in 1974.
After graduation Steinbrück worked for several German ministries and, from 1978 to 1981, in the office of German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. In the 1980s, Steinbrück was Chief of Staff to the Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, Johannes Rau.
In 1993, he became Minister of Economy and Infrastructure in the State of Schleswig-Holstein. He then returned to North Rhine-Westphalia, where he became Minister of Economy and Infrastructure in 1998 and Finance Minister in 2000.
From 2002 to 2005 Peer Steinbrück served as Minister President (Ministerpräsident or governor) of North Rhine-Westphalia.[2] He headed a coalition government between the SPD and the Green Party.
In the state election on 22 May 2005, Steinbrück's SPD lost to the Christian democratic (CDU) opposition. This loss also had consequences for federal politics: then German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who already was enfeebled by weak opinion polls and criticism within his own party, announced to call for an early federal election for the Bundestag. This ultimately resulted in the 2005 federal election.
Finance Minister
After the 2005 Bundestag election, SPD and CDU formed a grand coalition under the leadership of new Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU). Peer Steinbrück became finance minister of Germany. Since 2005, he also has been deputy chairman of the SPD. He is generally considered a member of the more conservative wing of the party.
In December 2008, Steinbrück controversially attacked the British Keynesian approach to economic policy in an interview with Newsweek.[3] He raised scepticism about the effectiveness of large fiscal stimulus packages and criticised the resulting increase in public debt.
Steinbrück was also a sharp critic of the Swiss banking secrecy, which in 2009 caused some tensions between Germany and Switzerland.[4]
In a 2010 interview on German television, it appeared that the former minister, who had adopted a very critical stance of the shadow banking system, attributed characteristics of the private equity industry to hedge funds.[5] Peer Steinbrück is a Member of Parliament (Bundestag) since 2009. He has been a prominent speaker for the SPD, especially on economic matters.
References
- ^ Melissa Eddy: Merkel's Former Finance Minister to Run Against Her. nytimes.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012
- ^ Moulson, Geir (28 September 2012). "Peer Steinbrueck, Former Finance Minister, To Challenge German Chancellor Angela Merkel In 2013". The Huffington Post. AP. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "German ridicule for UK policies". BBC News. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ^ "Germany's Wild West Tone Angers the Swiss". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ "Broadcast of interview on Beckmann". ARD (broadcaster). Retrieved 19 February 2011.
External links
- Peer Steinbrück's Homepage (German)
- Interview with Peer Steinbrück: "Kennen Sie denn Hawaii-Toast?" (German, sbznet.de)
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