# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gunter-verheugen
# Generated: 2026-08-15T06:38:32.576Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gunter-verheugen"
name: "Günter Verheugen"
slug: "gunter-verheugen"
description: "Günter Verheugen is a German politician who served as European Commissioner for Enlargement from 1999 to 2004, and then as European Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry from 2004 to 2010. He was also one of five vice presidents of the 27-member Barroso Commission. After his retirement, he is now honorary Professor at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder)."
tagline: "German politician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Oliver_Mark_-_G%C3%BCnter_Verheugen%2C_Berlin_2007.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "DE"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1944-04-28"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           22.486364
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump