Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (born 9 August 1962), commonly referred to by her initials AKK,[1] is a German CDU politician. She was the Leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 2018 to 2021. She was chief minister of Saarland from 2011 to 2018,[2] making her the first woman to lead the government of Saarland and the fourth woman to head a German state government.
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 17 July 2019 – 8 December 2021 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Ursula von der Leyen |
| Succeeded by | Christine Lambrecht |
| Leader of the Christian Democratic Union | |
| In office 7 December 2018 – 16 January 2021 | |
| Deputy | Volker Bouffier Julia Klöckner Armin Laschet Ursula von der Leyen Thomas Strobl |
| Preceded by | Angela Merkel |
| Succeeded by | Armin Laschet |
| General Secretary of the Christian Democratic Union | |
| In office 26 February 2018 – 7 December 2018 | |
| Leader | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Peter Tauber |
| Succeeded by | Paul Ziemiak |
| Minister President of the Saarland | |
| In office 10 August 2011 – 28 February 2018 | |
| Deputy | Christoph Hartmann Peter Jacoby (Acting) Heiko Maas Anke Rehlinger |
| Preceded by | Peter Müller |
| Succeeded by | Tobias Hans |
| Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Saarland | |
| In office 28 May 2011 – 19 October 2018 | |
| Landtag Leader | Klaus Meiser Tobias Hans Alexander Funk |
| Preceded by | Peter Müller |
| Succeeded by | Tobias Hans |
| Member of the Landtag of Saarland | |
| In office 5 September 1999 – 1 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | Saarbrücken (1999–2004) Party list (2004–18) |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 1 March 1998 – 26 October 1998 | |
| Constituency | Party list |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Annegret Kramp 9 August 1962 Völklingen, Saarbrücken, Saarland, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Spouse(s) | Helmut Karrenbauer (m. 1984) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Saarland University University of Trier |
From February to December 2018, she was general secretary of the CDU.
She was elected CDU party leader on 7 December 2018 following Angela Merkel's retirement from that role.
On 10 February 2020, Kramp-Karrenbauer announced her resignation as Chairwoman of the CDU.[3]
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Media
Püttlingen, a small town near the German–French border, where Annegret Kramp grew up
Election poster for Kramp-Karrenbauer's 1994 candidacy in Saarland
Minister of Defence Kramp-Karrenbauer and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on 13 April 2021
Approval ratings of Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in Saarland state and federal politics
Kramp-Karrenbauer speaking at the 2014 CDU conference
Manfred Weber, Kramp-Karrenbauer and Ursula von der Leyen in April 2019
Kramp-Karrenbauer with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in 2019
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References
- ↑ Angela Merkel Starts Grooming Successors, and One Stands Out, The New York Times
- ↑ Saarland. "Ministerpräsident - Saarland.de". www.saarland.de. Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ↑ "Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer: Favourite to replace Merkel stands down". BBC. 10 February 2020.