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Olaf Scholz
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Olaf Scholz

Politician · born June 14, 1958

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Olaf Scholz is a German politician who served as the chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), he previously served as Vice Chancellor in the fourth Merkel cabinet and as Federal Minister of Finance from 2018 to 2021.

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  1. 59Became Vice-Chancellor of GermanyMarch 14, 2018
  2. 63Became Federal Chancellor of GermanyDecember 8, 2021
  3. ~64Named Time 1002022

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