Olaf Scholz

Quick Facts

Full Name	Olaf Scholz
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 14, 1958(1958-06-14)
Age	66
Birthplace	Osnabrück
Country	Germany
Birth City	Lower Saxony
Horoscope	Gemini

Olaf Scholz Biography

Olaf Scholz is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 14, 1958 in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. Olaf Scholz (German pronunciation: [‘o:laf’Solts] ; born (1958-06-14 ) 14 June 1958) is a German politician in the Federal Minister for Finance and Vice-Chancellor of the CDU under the Chancellor Angela Merkel from the CDU as of March 14, 2018. He was the first Bürgermeister of Hamburg between 7 March until 13 March 2018, and was the Acting Chief for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 13 February until 22 April 2018.

If Die Tageszeitung interviewed Scholz, who was then secretary general for the SPD, the ruling party SPD at the time of the party’s 2003 conference He later called for radical changes , and threatened to remove the entire article. The editors then said they’d be willing to publish the interview without permission, Scholz warned that the newspaper would be excluded from future SPD discussions on background. The paper published the interview in complete black and white, with all of Scholz’s comments blacked out. the editor-in chief of the paper Bascha Mika condemned the behavior as an “betrayal of the claim to a free press, a betrayal of the journalist’s self-definition, a betrayal of the reader.”

Scholz succeeded Franz Müntefering as Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the first cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel, when Müntefering left office in November 2007.

Following the 2009 elections, Scholz served as deputy chairman of the SPD parliamentary group. Between 2009 and 2011, he served on the group’s Afghanistan/Pakistan Task Force. In 2010 he also participated in the annual Bilderberg Meeting in Sitges, Spain.

Member of the Bundestag from 1998 until 2001, and then again from 2002 until

2011. Scholz served as Minister for the Interior of Hamburg under the first Bürgermeister Ortwin Runde, from the month of May until October 2001, and was the General Secretary of the party, under the chairmanship and then chancellor Gerhard Schroder from 2002 to 2004. He was the the Federal Minister for Labour and Social Affairs in Merkel’s first Grand Coalition from 2007 to 2009, and was the head of the SPD in Hamburg from 2000 until 2004 and then from 2009 until 2018.

Olaf Scholz Net Worth

Olaf Scholz is one of the richest Politician from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Olaf Scholz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Olaf Scholz is married to Britta Ernst (born 1961) They do not have children. Additionally, she’s a politician (SPD).

A former vice-president of the International Union of Socialist Youth, Scholz represented Hamburg Altona in the Bundestag between 1998 until 2001, and between 2002 and. From May until the end of October, 2001, he served as in the position of Minister of Interior (Innensenator) in Hamburg under the First Mayor Ortwin Runde. From 2002 until 2004, he served as secretary-general of the SPD and resigned the post when the Chancellor Gerhard Schroder, facing disaffection within his own party and hindered by a persistently low satisfaction ratings, announced the Chancellor would be stepping down as the chairman of the Social Democratic Party.

Scholz served as the SPD parliamentary group’s spokesperson on the inquiry committee investigating the German Visa Affair in 2005. Following the federal elections later that year, he served as First Parliamentary Secretary of the SPD parliamentary group. In this capacity, he worked closely with the CDU parliamentary floor manager Norbert Röttgen to manage and defend the grand coalition led by Chancellor Angela Merkel in parliament. He also served as member of the Parliamentary Oversight Panel (PKGr), which provides parliamentary oversight of Germany’s intelligence services BND, MAD and BfV. In addition, he was a member of the parliamentary body in charge of appointing judges to the Highest Courts of Justice, namely the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), the Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG), the Federal Fiscal Court (BFH), the Federal Labour Court (BAG), and the Federal Social Court (BSG).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Olaf Scholz Dating?

According to our records, Olaf Scholz married to Britta Ernst. As of December 1, 2023, Olaf Scholz’s is not dating anyone.

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In a paper compiled in late 2014, Scholz and Schäuble proposed redirecting revenue from the so-called solidarity surcharge on income and corporate tax (Solidaritätszuschlag) to subsidize the federal states’ interest payments.

Facts & Trivia

Olaf Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Olaf Scholz celebrates birthday on June 14 of every year.

In 2015, Scholz led Hamburg’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics at an estimated budget of 11.2 billion euros ($12.6 billion), competing against Los Angeles, Paris, Rome and Budapest; the citizens of Hamburg, however, later rejected the candidacy in a referendum, with more than half voting against the project.

What is Olaf Scholz religion?

The current German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is irreligious but was raised Protestant.

How old is Olaf Scholz?

63 years (June 14, 1958)

Who is running Germany now?

Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
Incumbent Olaf Scholz since 8 December 2021
Executive branch of the Government
Style| Mr. Chancellor (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Status| Head of government

Where is Olaf Scholz born?

Osnabrück, Germany

Which languages does Olaf Scholz speak?

German