Wolfgang Schäuble

Wolfgang Schäuble ([ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈʃɔʏblə]; born 18 September 1942) is a German lawyer, politician and statesman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party whose political career has spanned almost five decades. He is one of the longest serving politicians in German history and since 2017 has been the president of the Bundestag. On 27 September 2017 the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag announced Schäuble's nomination as President of the Bundestag. He was elected to that position on 24 October 2017.

Wolfgang Schäuble

Wolfgang Schäuble ([ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈʃɔʏblə]; born 18 September 1942) is a German lawyer, politician and statesman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party whose political career has spanned almost five decades. He is one of the longest serving politicians in German history and since 2017 has been the president of the Bundestag. On 27 September 2017 the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag announced Schäuble's nomination as President of the Bundestag. He was elected to that position on 24 October 2017.