Sigmar Gabriel
| Sigmar Gabriel | |
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| Sigmar Gabriel in 2008 | |
| Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany | |
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| Assumed office 13 November 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Franz Müntefering |
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Germany |
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| In office 22 November 2005 – 27 October 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Jürgen Trittin |
| Succeeded by | Norbert Röttgen |
| Minister-President of Lower Saxony | |
| In office 15 December 1999 – 4 March 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Gerhard Glogowski |
| Succeeded by | Christian Wulff |
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| Born | 12 September 1959 Goslar, Germany |
| Political party | SPD |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Sigmar Gabriel (born 12 September 1959 in Goslar) is a German politician currently chairing the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
On 15 December 1999, after the resignation of Gerhard Glogowski, who had succeeded Gerhard Schröder in office, Gabriel became Minister-President of Lower Saxony and served until 4 March 2003. After being voted out of office, he became the SPD's "Representative for Pop Culture and Pop Discourse" from 2003 to 2005, for which he was bestowed the nickname Siggi Pop.[1] From 2005 to 2009 he was the Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in the first cabinet of Angela Merkel (CDU).
He has promoted the International Renewable Energy Agency. He called the speeches of Thilo Sarrazin, his party colleague who wrote critically about immigration, "verbal violence," .
Following the SPD's defeat in the federal election of 2009, Franz Müntefering resigned from the position of party chairman of the Social Democratic Party. Gabriel was nominated as his successor and was elected on 13 November 2009[2]. Gabriel was re-elected as party chairman for a further two years at the SPD party conference in Berlin on 5 December 2011, receiving 91.6% of the vote[3].
[edit] References
- ^ Wir sind nicht aus Versehen Opposition?, Die Zeit, 02/07/2010; >2003 wurde Gabriel SPD-Beauftragter für "Popkultur und Popdiskurs" – was ihm den Spitznamen "Siggi Pop" eintrug<
- ^ Spiegel Online 11/13/2009.
- ^ "Wind unter den Flügeln der Sozialdemokratie". http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/gabriel-als-spd-chef-wiedergewaehlt-wind-unter-den-fluegeln-der-sozialdemokratie-1.1226716. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
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| Preceded by Gerhard Glogowski |
Minister-President of Lower Saxony 1999–2003 |
Succeeded by Christian Wulff |
| Preceded by Jürgen Trittin |
German Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety 2005–2009 |
Succeeded by Norbert Röttgen |
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| Preceded by Franz Müntefering |
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany since 2009 |
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