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Joachim Gauck
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President of Germany | |
In office 18 March 2012 – 18 March 2017 |
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Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
Preceded by | Christian Wulff |
Succeeded by | Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Records | |
In office 4 October 1990 – 10 October 2000 |
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Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Marianne Birthler |
Member of the Bundestag for East Germany |
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In office 3 October 1990 – 4 October 1990 |
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Member of the Volkskammer for Rostock |
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In office 18 March 1990 – 2 October 1990 |
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Constituency | Alliance 90 List |
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Born | 24 January 1940 Rostock, Germany |
Political party | Independent (1990–present) |
Other political affiliations |
New Forum/Alliance 90 (1989–1990) |
Spouse(s) | Gerhild Radtke (1959–1991, separated) |
Domestic partner | Daniela Schadt (2000–present) |
Children | 4 |
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Joachim Wilhelm Gauck GCB ( born 24 January 1940) is a retired German civil rights activist and nonpartisan politician who served as President of Germany from 2012 to 2017. A former Lutheran pastor, he came to prominence as an anti-communist civil rights activist in East Germany.
Images for kids
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Joachim Gauck attending a press conference of the International Society for Human Rights, where he lectured about the Stasi campaign to discredit the Society
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"Citizens for Gauck," a demonstration in support of Gauck in front of the Brandenburger Tor in 2010
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Gauck with Queen Elizabeth II at Römer, Frankfurt, during the 2015 royal visit to Germany.
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