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Guido Westerwelle, German lawyer and politician, 15th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (born 1961)

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Guido Westerwelle

German politician (1961–2016)

Guido Westerwelle was a German politician who served as foreign minister in the second cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel and Vice-Chancellor of Germany from 2009 to 2011, being the first openly gay person to hold any of these positions. He also led the liberal Free Democratic…
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Vice-Chancellor of Germany

German cabinet member

The vice-chancellor of Germany, officially the deputy to the federal chancellor, is the second highest ranking German cabinet member. The chancellor is the head of government and, according to the constitution, gives this title of deputy to one of the federal ministers. It is…
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