Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German academic and politician, 12th President of Germany

Frank-Walter Steinmeier is a German politician who has served as President of Germany since 2017. He was previously federal minister for foreign affairs from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2017, as well as vice chancellor of Germany from 2007 to 2009. Steinmeier was chairman-in-office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2016.

The president of Germany, officially titled the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany, is the head of state of Germany. The current officeholder is Frank-Walter Steinmeier who was elected on 12 February 2017 and re-elected on 13 February 2022. He is currently serving his second five-year-term, which began on 19 March 2022.

January 5 is the fifth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 360 days remain until the end of the year.