Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen (
listen (info • help); née Albrecht, 8 October 1958) is a German politician. She is the President of the European Commission.
She had served as Minister of Defence of Germany from 2013 to 2019. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Von der Leyen is the only minister to have been in Angela Merkel's cabinet since she took office in 2005, first as Minister of Family Affairs and Youth from 2005 to 2009, then as Minister of Labour and Social Affairs from 2009 to 2013, before becoming Minister of Defence in 2013.[1]
German politician Ernst Albrecht was her father.
On 2 July 2019, von der Leyen was nominated by the European Council to the position of President of the European Commission.[2][3] With a close majority, she was elected by the European Parliament on 16 July,[4] making her the first woman to hold the office.
Ursula Von Der Leyen Media
Von der Leyen's family coat of arms
2005 campaign poster featuring von der Leyen
Von der Leyen with German soldiers during a visit to the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks, Augustdorf (2014)
Chuck Hagel and Ursula von der Leyen at the September 2014 NATO summit in Newport, Wales
Von der Leyen and General Bekir Ercan Van (far left), the commander of Incirlik Air Base, who was accused of complicity in the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
Von der Leyen during the MSC 2017
Ursula von der Leyen with US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (2015 in Berlin)
German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen after being received by Vice Admiral AR Karve, Chief of Staff, Western Naval Command during her visit to India
Ursula von der Leyen addressing the European Parliament on 16 July 2019
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References
- ↑ Arne Delfs (22 January 2014), "Merkel Succession Beckons After Von der Leyen’s Defence Posting", Businessweek.
- ↑ (in en-GB) First woman nominated to lead EU Commission. 2019-07-02. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48847200. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ↑ "EU leaders pick Germany's von der Leyen to lead Commission". POLITICO. 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ↑ Barigazzi, Jacopo; Herszenhorn, David M.; Bayer, Lili (2 July 2019). "EU leaders pick Germany’s von der Leyen to lead Commission". POLITICO europe. https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-european-leaders-pick-germany-defense-minister-ursula-von-der-leyen-to-lead-commission-charles-michel-council/. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
Other websites
- Official Site of Ursula von der Leyen Archived 2011-02-21 at the Wayback Machine (in German)