Frank Walter Steinmeier (German: Frank Walter Steinmeier), currentlyPresident of Germany, born on January 5, 1956 in Daytmold, North Rhine Westphalia, GermanySocial Democratic Party(SPD).
On February 12, 2017, Steinmeier was elected President of Germany[1]。On March 19, 2017, Steinmeier and outgoing President GorkeBerlinA symbolic handover of affairs took place in the Presidential Palace.Steinmeier was officially sworn in on March 22, 2017President of Germany[2]。
On February 13, 2022 local time, in the presidential election held by the German Federal Assembly, the current German President Steinmeier was elected the 13th German President, and was re elected.[13]
Born on January 5, 1956North Rhine WestphaliaThe city of Detmold is married and has a daughter.He studied atUniversitaet Giessen OfLawAnd political science, obtained a doctorate degree in 1991.
In 1991, SteinmeierLower SaxonyThe government served as legal adviser, and in 1999 served as the former German Prime MinisterGerhard Schroder Minister of the Prime Minister's Office.
In 2005, Steinmeier became the first female prime minister in German historyAngela Merkel Led by the Foreign Minister of Germany's grand coalition government.In 2007, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister.
In 2009, Steinmeier, as the candidate of the Social Democratic Party for chancellor, competed with Merkel for the German chancellor's throne. After failing, Steinmeier served as the leader of the opposition Social Democratic Party in the Federal Parliament.
In 2013, a new coalition government led by Merkel was established, and Steinmeier served as Foreign Minister again.
The German presidential election is held every five years, and the head of state is elected by the federal assembly composed of federal members and representatives of Germany's 16 federal states.Steinmeier's election is expected, and the major German parties have previously expressed their support for his presidential election.Steinmeier will officially perform his duties on March 19.[1]
Steinmeier, who joined the SPD in 1975, came from a typical SPD family.His father is a carpenter and his mother is a worker.Steinmeier originally wanted to be an architect, but later he studied law and politics, and later worked as a scholar inUniversitaet Giessen 。
In the early 1990s, Steinmeier enteredPolitical circles, and has been promoted continuously.He first served as a special rapporteur in the Governor's Office of Lower Saxony, and then became the head of Schroeder's private office as the governor of the state at that time.In 1996, Schroeder promoted Steinmeier to Secretary of State.Two years later, Schroeder and Steinmeier bothHanoverHere we areBerlin。Schroeder was appointed as the leader of the first red and green governmentGerman ChancellorSteinmeier was the State Secretary with the status of civil servant and the commissioner of the intelligence department.In 1999, Steinmeier took another step in his political career and became the director of the Prime Minister's Office.
In 2005, after Schroeder's election defeat, Steinmeier becameMerkel The foreign minister of the black red coalition government led by.
On September 7, 2008, he was recommended by the presidium of the German Social Democratic Party for the 2009 Bundestag electionCandidate for Prime Minister, becoming a popular candidate for Germany's next premier.
In December 2013, he took the post of German Foreign Minister again.He served as the Foreign Minister of Germany from 2005 to 2009, and served as the chairman of the parliamentary party group of the Social Democratic Party in 2009.
On February 12, 2017, Steinmeier was elected the new President of Germany[1]。On March 22, Steinmeier was officially sworn in as President of Germany[2]。
On February 13, 2022 local time, in the presidential election held by the German Federal Assembly, the current German President Steinmeier was elected the 13th German President, and was re elected.[13]
On October 20, 2022 local timeUkraineAfter his visit, German President Steinmeier andUkrainian President ZerenskyThrough telephone calls, the two sides entered intoAfter discussion.[17]
family life
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Steinmeier (right) and his wife
Steinmeier and Biden Bender met when they were studying law together at university, and then came together for more than 20 years.The two officially registered their marriage in 1995, and now have a 14-year-old daughter.
During Steinmeier's participation in the federal parliamentary election in 2009, Biden Bender made a speech in front of the media for the first time.She said that she fully supported her husband's candidacy for Prime Minister, but at the same time, she felt sorry for her husband because she was in poor health and could not even cook a good meal for him.
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Steinmeier and his wife
Steinmeier's wife Elk Bidenbender has been suffering fromrenal functionDisorders.In early 2010, her condition worsened and her kidney function was severely impaired. In the past few days, doctors determined that her condition was life-threatening and she needed a kidney transplant urgently.
On August 23, 2010, Frank Walter SteinmeierBerlinA press conference was held to announce that he would stay away from politics for six weeks because he would donate a kidney to his wife.
Infection of new crown
On March 22, 2022 local time, German Federal President Steinmeier and his wife Budenbend confirmed that they were infected with COVID-19.[14]
Attitude towards China
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In 2005,SchroederAfter losing the election, Steinmeier becameAngela Merkel The foreign minister of the black red coalition government led by.During this period, he publicly criticized Merkel's "window diplomacy" many times.In terms of the policy towards China, we adhere to the one China policy, attach importance to developing relations with China, maintain the continuity of our policy towards China, and are willing to deepen the extensive and close cooperation between the two countries.
Li Keqiang Meets with Steinmeier
On February 12, 2017, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to German President elect Steinmeier.[3]
On November 29, 2018, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang announced that at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President Frank Walter Steinmeier of the Federal Republic of Germany will pay a state visit to China from December 5 to 10.[4]
On December 5, 2018, at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President Frank Walter Steinmeier of the Federal Republic of Germany paid a state visit to China from December 5 to 10.[5]
On December 10, 2018, Premier Li Keqiang met in the Great Hall of the People with German President Steinmeier, who was visiting China on a state visit.[6]
On October 11, 2022, President Xi Jinping and President Steinmeier of Germany exchanged congratulatory messages to celebrateThe 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.[16]
On December 20, 2022, President Xi Jinping held a telephone conversation with President Steinmeier of Germany.[18]
Character activities
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On April 24, 2024 local time, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with visiting German President Steinmeier and held a joint press conference.[19]
Character events
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Frank Walter Steinmeier
On the evening of February 20, 2020, German President Steinmeier went to the market square in the center of Hanau to attend a memorial service to mourn the victims of the shooting incident on the 19th.[7]
Steinmeier said that German society must unite to resist hatred, racism and violence.[7]
Steinmeier condemned the shooting incident as a "cruel act of terror and violence" at the memorial service.He said that solidarity is the best way to resist hatred. German society should resist those acts that deprive individuals or minorities of their dignity. People should also pay attention to their words in political, media and other social fields.[7]
On April 1, 2020, President Steinmeier of Germany, President Halima of Singapore and King of JordanAbdullah II、President of EthiopiaSahel and the President of EcuadorMorenoA joint comment was issued, calling on countries around the world to jointly respond to the COVID-19 epidemic.[8]
On May 28, 2021, the German government officially acknowledged that its colonial forces had committed genocide against the Herero and Nama people in Namibia at the beginning of the 20th century.German President Steinmeier will formally apologize for Germany's crimes before the Namibian Parliament.[9]
Steinmeier Visits Moldova
On September 29, 2021, German President Steinmeier began a two-day state visit to Moldova.Steinmeier met with the President of the Republic of Moldova on the same daySendou And expressed support for her pro European route.Steinmeier pointed out that Germany has a strong interest in a democratic and economically prosperous Republic of Moldova[11]
On October 1, 2021, the German Presidential Palace held an award ceremony, and Steinmeier awarded the Federal Cross Medal to people who made special contributions to culture and art during the epidemic.Steinmeier delivered a speech at the award ceremony: "The epidemic has made us realize the importance and value of art and culture to us - for everyone's life, our society and democracy."[10]
On November 14, 2021, Steinmeier attended the commemoration of the "German Mourning Day" and delivered a speech at the event, calling for remembering the lessons of war.[12]
On April 12, 2022 local time, German Federal President Steinmeier confirmed to cancel his planned trip to Kiev, Ukraine.Steinmeier actually planned to go to Kiev with government delegations of other countries after his visit to Poland that day.But the President of UkraineZerenskyRefused to meet him.[15]
On May 27, 2024 local time, Makron and German President Steinmeier visited the monument of murdered Jews in Europe in Berlin and laid a wreath to commemorate the 6 million Jews who died at the hands of Nazis in World War II.The two presidents and wives bowed to the wreath and walked past the monument. The first lady of France and the first lady of the president of Germany were photographed holding hands and laughing to continue to the ceremony site.[20]
The AFP and the Daily Mail and other media released the pictures, and netizens were very angry after seeing them, calling them "disgusting".A netizen left a message on social media saying, "These two shameful fools were caught on camera, which is an indelible mark of their foolish behavior. Their rudeness to the 6 million people who died under the Nazi tyranny will never be forgotten."[20]
