Who is Gerhard Schröder?
Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder ( German: [ˈɡeːɐ̯haʁt fʁɪts kʊʁt ˈʃʁøːdɐ] ( listen); born 7 April 1944) is a German politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005, during which his most important political initiative was Agenda 2010.
Why is ex-Chancellor Schroeder joining Gazprom’s board?
BERLIN (AP) — Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom said Friday that German ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has been nominated to join its board of directors, a move that comes as the former leader has faced criticism for accusing Ukraine of “saber-rattling” during its standoff with Russia.
What did Schröder do for the SPD?
He also became chairman of the SPD Hanover district. Considered ambitious from early on in his political career, it was widely reported and never denied, that in 1982, a drunken Schröder stood outside the West German federal chancellery yelling: “I want to get in.”
Where is Gerhard Schröder’s Ferienhaus?
^ Gerhard Schröder besitzt Ferienhaus in Berggruen-Siedlung Archived 7 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Bunte, 3 April 2013. ^ Gerhard Schröder kauft Haus in der Türkei Archived 5 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Rheinische Post, 5 April 2013.