Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Karl Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg,[1] known as Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, was a German politician. He was born in Munich, Bavaria, on 5 December 1971.
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 28 October 2009 – 1 March 2011 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Franz Josef Jung |
| Succeeded by | Thomas de Maizière |
| Minister for Economics and Technology | |
| In office 10 February 2009 – 27 October 2009 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Michael Glos |
| Succeeded by | Rainer Brüderle |
| Secretary General of the Christian Social Union | |
| In office 3 November 2008 – 10 February 2009 | |
| Leader | Horst Seehofer |
| Preceded by | Christine Haderthauer |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Dobrindt |
| Member of the Bundestag for Kulmbach | |
| In office 22 September 2002 – 3 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Bernd Protzner |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1971 Munich, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Christian Social Union |
| Spouse(s) | Stephanie Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen |
| Alma mater | University of Bayreuth |
In 2009 he became Federal Minister for Economics and Technology, and after eight months became Federal Minister for Defence on 28 October 2009. He was really popular, but then people found that he cheated during his time at university. The university took away his doctorate, and he decided to resign as a minister on 28 February 2011. On 3 March 2011, he was formally discharged as Minister of Defence and introduced his successor, Dr Thomas de Maizière as the new minister. He resigned as a member of the Bundestag on the same day.
His wife Stephanie zu Guttenberg is a member of the Bismarck family.
Karl-Theodor Zu Guttenberg Media
Guttenberg with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, 2010
Guttenberg with U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates in front of the Pentagon, 2009
Guttenberg in Kunduz Province in December 2009
Stephanie zu Guttenberg, née Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen, the wife of Guttenberg (2010)
References
- ↑ Entry Archived 2011-03-05 at the Wayback Machine at WW-Person Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, the WWW Data base of European nobility