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Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942-2023) · Germany · Politicians · Died at 81

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Wolfgang Schäuble was a German politician whose political career spanned more than five decades. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he was the longest-serving member of any democratic German parliament. Schäuble served as the 13th president of the Bundestag from 2017 to 2021.

A life in dates

2025Konrad Adenauer AwardAward2023Died26 December 20232020Silver Olympic OrderAward2019Global Economy PrizeAward2015Point Alpha PrizeAward2012Charlemagne PrizeAward2011Grand Officer of the Order of the Oak CrownAward2009BigBrotherAwardsAward2008Order of Merit of Baden-WürttembergAward2005Robert Schuman MedalAward1995European handicraft prizeAward1991Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1990Pipe Smoker of the YearAward1986Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the CatholicAwardKnight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1942Born18 September 1942

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Schäuble in early yearsSchäuble in early yearsSchäuble (front centre) as Federal Minister of the Interior, 1989Schäuble (front centre) as Federal Minister of the Interior, 1989Schäuble in 2007Schäuble in 2007Schäuble and Angela Merkel in the German Bundestag, 2014Schäuble and Angela Merkel in the German Bundestag, 2014Schäuble with his wife Ingeborg, 2007Schäuble with his wife Ingeborg, 2007

Awards

Konrad Adenauer Award2025
Silver Olympic Order2020
Global Economy Prize2019
Point Alpha Prize2015
Johann Heinrich Voß Prize for Literature2015
Charlemagne Prize2012
Grand Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown2011
BigBrotherAwards2009
Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg2008
Robert Schuman Medal2005
European handicraft prize1995
Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1991
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1991
Pipe Smoker of the Year1990
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic1986
Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic1986
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
Honorary Citizenship

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Country
Germany
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2023 · aged 81

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