Peter Altmaier

German politician · Germany · On the map · Politicians · Born 1958 · age 68

Peter Altmaier is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Acting Minister of Finance from 2017 to 2018 and as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy from 2018 to 2021.

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2018Named Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate ActionOffice14 March 2018 to 8 December 20212017Named Member of the German BundestagOffice24 October 2017 to 26 October 20212013Named Chancellery Chief of StaffOffice17 December 2013 to 14 March 2018Named Federal Minister for Special Affairs of GermanyOffice17 December 2013 to 14 March 20182012Named Federal Minister for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear SafetyOffice22 May 2012 to 17 December 2013More about thisGolden DuckAward2009Named Chief WhipOffice27 October 2009 to 22 May 20121994Named Member of the German BundestagOffice10 November 1994 to 22 October 20131958Born18 June 1958

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Georg-August Zinn Preceded Peter as President of the Bundesrat of Germany

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Golden Duck2012

Knight of the Legion of Honour

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He previously served as Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety from May 2012 to December 2013 and Head of the German Chancellery and as Federal Minister for Special Affairs from December 2013 to March 2018. Altmaier is widely seen as one of Chancellor Angela Merkel's most trusted advisors and advocates for her more centrist wing of the CDU. He is known for his "compromising style" and was described in 2017 as "the most powerful man in Berlin".

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