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Franz Müntefering
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Franz Müntefering is a person born on January 16, 1940. He has been associated with the Bundestag of Germany, where his biography was archived. His official website is maintained at a dedicated domain.
In the realm of music, Franz Müntefering is listed as an artist of the person type. His work has been referenced by 1,044 other encyclopedia articles. Additionally, he has five recorded works, with a total playcount of 13 and five listeners on the Last.fm platform.
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Key facts
- General secretary
- Hubertus Heil
- Preceded by
- Kurt Beck
- Succeeded by
- Sigmar Gabriel
- President
- Horst Köhler
- Chancellor
- Angela Merkel
- Leader
- Gerhard Schröder
- Born
- ( 1940-01-16 ) 16 January 1940 (age 86) , Neheim , Free State of Prussia
- Party
- Social Democratic
- Spouse s
- Renate, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960s; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1990s), Ankepetra Rettich, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 ; died 2008 ) , Michelle Schumann, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2009 )
- Occupation
- Industrial manager politician
- Allegiance
- Germany
- Branch service
- Bundeswehr
- Years of service
- 1961–1961
- Unit
- German Army (Heer) / , Mechanized infantry ( Panzergrenadiertruppe )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Cabinet Schröder I
- Given name
- Franz
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Spouse
- Michelle Müntefering
- Child
- Mirjam Müntefering
- Occupation
- trade unionist
- Position held
- member of the German Bundestag
- Political party
- Social Democratic Party of Germany
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2017 German presidential election
- Official website
- www.franz-muentefering.de
- Image
- Maischberger - 2025-04-30-8789.jpg
- Work location
- Bonn
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- name in native language
- Franz Müntefering
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- Franz Müntefering
- Commons category
- Franz Müntefering
- date of birth
- 1940-01-16
- biography at the Bundestag of Germany URL
- webarchiv.bundestag.de/archive/2013/1212/bundestag/abgeordnete17/biografien/M/muentefering_franz.html
- catalog code
- 11001570
- P10632
- Franz Müntefering
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Encyclopedic overview
Franz Müntefering ( German: [ˈmʏntəˌfeːʁɪŋ] ; born 16 January 1940) is a German politician. He was Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 2004 to 2005 and again from 18 October 2008 to 13 November 2009. He served as the minister of Labour and Social Affairs, as well as the vice chancellor of Germany, in the cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2005 to 2007.
Early life and education
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