Thomas de Maizière

Karl Ernst Thomas de Maizière (born 21 January 1954 in Bonn) was the Minister for Special Affairs in the German government and Head of the Federal Chancellery. On 3 March 2011, because of Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg's resignation, de Maizière became Federal Minister for Defence.^[1]

His father was Ulrich de Maizière, who was Inspector General of the Bundeswehr. The senior officer in all German Armed Forces. In the UK, he would be Chief of the Defence Staff and in the US, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.^[2]

Karl's cousin Lothar de Maizière was the only democratically elected Prime Minister of the German Democratic Republic.

Thomas De Maizière Media

Thomas de Maizière, circa 1970s
De Maizière as Minister of Defence at a news conference in 2012
Thomas de Maizière with his Italian counterpart Marco Minniti, 2017

References

↑ "Thomas de Maizière: On the frontlines of refugee integration". World Council of Churches. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
↑ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Thomas de Maiziere: A look at 'Merkel's best man' | DW | 16.12.2013". DW.COM. Retrieved 2021-05-31.

[1] "Thomas de Maizière: On the frontlines of refugee integration". World Council of Churches. Retrieved 2021-05-31.

[2] Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Thomas de Maiziere: A look at 'Merkel's best man' | DW | 16.12.2013". DW.COM. Retrieved 2021-05-31.

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