Gerhard Schröder

:This article discusses the Social Democratic German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. For the 1950s/1960s CDU politician with the same name, see Gerhard Schröder (CDU).

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1950s - 1960s - Gerhard Schröder (CDU)

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Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder (born April 7, 1944 in Mossenberg-Wöhren), a German politician, has been serving as Chancellor of Germany since 1998. His political career has unfolded within the centre-left Social Democratic Party of Germany (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, SPD) — for a time he also served as Party Chairman. He heads a coalition of the SPD and the German Green Party. Before becoming a fulltime politician, he was a successful lawyer.

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April 7 - 1944 - German - Politician - Chancellor of Germany - 1998 - Centre-left - Social Democratic Party of Germany - SPD - German Green Party

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(His surname often appears spelled Schroeder in English, in accordance with the standard conversion of umlauts.)

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English - Umlaut

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