Joachim Gauck facts for kids

Joachim Gauck
Joachim Gauck
President of Germany
	In office; 18 March 2012 – 18 March 2017
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
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Marianne Birthler
Member of the Bundestag; for East Germany
	In office; 3 October 1990 – 4 October 1990
Member of the Volkskammer; for Rostock
	In office; 18 March 1990 – 2 October 1990
Constituency	Alliance 90 List
Personal details
Born	24 January 1940 (age 80); 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 (German: [joˈʔaxiːm ɡaʊ̯k]; 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.

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Joachim Gauck (1990)
Joachim Gauck as a member of the East German People's Chamber in 1990
Joachim Gauck attending a press conference of the International Society for Human Rights, where he lectured about the Stasi campaign to discredit the Society
Joachim Gauck (2008)
Joachim Gauck (2010)
"Citizens for Gauck," a demonstration in support of Gauck in front of the Brandenburger Tor in 2010
Joachim Gauck (2012)
Gauck with Queen Elizabeth II at Römer, Frankfurt, during the 2015 royal visit to Germany.