Ursula von der leyen

Ursula von der Leyen (born October 8, 1958, Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian-born German politician who is the first woman to serve as Germany's minister of defense (2013-19). In July 2019 she became the first woman to be elected president of the...
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Official website. Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen ( German: [ˈʊʁzula ˈɡɛʁtʁuːt fɔn deːɐ̯ ˈlaɪən] ⓘ; née Albrecht; born 8 October 1958) is a German politician, serving as the 13th president of the European Commission since 2019. She served in the German...
May 23, 2022 6:01 AM EDT. Ursula von der Leyen gets things done—efficiently and calmly. In turbulent times, these skills are essential. She is a true Atlanticist—a German who was born and ...
Ms von der Leyen needs 361 votes in order to be confirmed for a second term. Theoretically, support from the centre-right European People's Party, liberals and social democrats would give her ...
BRUSSELS — Now comes the tricky part. EU leaders on Thursday endorsed a second five-year term for Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president.. Now the German center-right politician faces a knife-edge vote in the European Parliament, which...
September 22, 2020 9:34 PM EDT. Ursula von der Leyen is a politician who relishes a challenge and is undeterred by adversity. Originally a trained physician, she has been a top-ranking German ...
For press queries related to the campaign of Ursula von der Leyen, please contact: Campaign Chief Spokesperson Alexander Winterstein: a.winterstein@epp.eu +32 471 90 76 31. Campaign Deputy Spokesperson Alexandra Henman: alh@epp.eu +32 471 90 76 84.
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Ursula von der Leyen, née Ursula Albrecht, (born Oct. 8, 1958, Brussels, Belgium), Belgian-born German politician who served as Germany's minister of defense (2013-19) and president of the European Commission (2019- ).She was the daughter of German...
Ursula von der Leyen appears poised to secure the backing of the leaders of the 27 EU countries for a second term as European Commission president. Photograph: Nick Gammon/AFP via Getty Images .
European Union leaders nominated Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as president of the bloc's executive arm, as part of an agreement on top jobs for the next five-year mandate.
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