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Sigmar Gabriel

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Sigmar Gabriel

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Also known as Siggi Pop

German politician (SPD)

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Sigmar Gabriel is a German politician, non-fiction writer, and secondary school teacher. Born in Goslar on September 12, 1959, he is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. He has held several high-ranking positions, including Minister-President of Lower Saxony, member of the German Bundestag, Vice-Chancellor of Germany, and Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs. Gabriel was educated at the University of Göttingen and served in the German Air Force.

His political affiliations include the Atlantik-Brücke, Seeheimer Kreis, IG Metall, and the Trilateral Commission. Gabriel has worked in Hanover and Berlin. He is a Protestant and speaks German. He has participated in multiple German presidential elections, including those in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2017.

As a writer, Gabriel has authored works such as *Mehr Mut!*, *Zeitenwende in der Weltpolitik*, *Wir sind Niedersachsen*, *Mehr Politik wagen*, and *Links neu denken*.

Synthesized by Vinony from 39 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
12. September 1959
Works
4

Top works

  • Mehr Mut!
  • Zeitenwende in der Weltpolitik
  • Wir sind Niedersachsen
  • Mehr Politik wagen
  • Links neu denken

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Film & TV

Acting · Goslar, Germany

Known for

  • Caren Miosga — Self2024
  • Merkel-Jahre - Am Ende einer Ära — Self2021
  • Gerhard Schröder - Schlage die Trommel — Self2020
  • Maischberger — Self2019
  • phoenix persönlich — Self2018
  • Reinhold Beckmann trifft — Self2018
  • Hallo Niedersachsen — Self2012
  • Günther Jauch — Self2011
  • Farbe bekennen — Self2010
  • Markus Lanz — Self2008

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1950-02-13
album rockalternative/indie rockart popart rockchamber popcollege rock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
20
Total plays
54

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sigmar+Gabriel">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Chancellor
Angela Merkel
Preceded by
Philipp Rösler
Succeeded by
Olaf Scholz
Deputy
Olaf Scholz , Hannelore Kraft , Ralf Stegner , Aydan Özoğuz , Manuela Schwesig , Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel
Born
Sigmar Hartmut Gabriel , ( 1959-09-12 ) 12 September 1959 (age 66) , Goslar , West Germany
Party
Social Democratic Party
Spouses
Munise Demirel ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1998 ) ​ Anke Stadler ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2012 ) ​
Alma mater
University of Göttingen
Allegiance
Germany
Branch service
Bundeswehr
Years of service
1979–1981
Unit
Air Force (Luftwaffe)

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Encyclopedic overview

Sigmar Hartmut Gabriel (born 12 September 1959) is a German politician who was the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018 and the vice-chancellor of Germany from 2013 to 2018. He was Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 2009 to 2017, which made him the party's longest-serving leader since Willy Brandt. He was the Federal Minister of the Environment from 2005 to 2009 and the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy from 2013 to 2017. From 1999 to 2003 Gabriel was Minister-President of Lower Saxony.

He represented Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel in the Bundestag.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sigmar Gabriel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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