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Thomas de Maizière
Karl Ernst Thomas de Maizière is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Federal Minister of the Interior from 2009 to 2011 and 2013 to 2018, as well as Federal Minister of Defence from 2011 to 2013. He previously served as Head of the Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Affairs in the First Merkel cabinet from 2005 to 2009. Since 2009, he has been a memb…
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Born 21 January 1954 · Q57364
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2023· 1 entry
De Maizière and Heide Pfarr served as unpaid arbitrators for negotiations between German railway operator Deutsche Bahn and the Railway and Transport Union (EVG)
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2020· 1 entry
De Maizière was appointed by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to co-chair (alongside A
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2019· 2 entries
Awarded Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2019).
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Was appointed by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community to serve on the committee that oversaw the preparations for the 30th anniversary of German reunification
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2018· 2 entries
De Maizière publicly endorsed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Angela Merkel as the party’s chair
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Maizère served on the Committee on Finance
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2017· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (2017–2021).
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2016· 5 entries
Bild: Interview with Germany’s Minister of the Interior, Thomas de Maizière - „We will have to live with the terror“
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Bild: Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière - „There is no going back to a world that died on 9/11“
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Maizière banned the neo-Nazi group "White Wolves Terror Crew" (WWT) following raids on 15 properties across the country as worries were growing about a rise in right-wing sentiment after the influx of more than a million
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2015· 3 entries
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Awarded BigBrotherAwards (2015).
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“On November 17, 2015, the German Federal Minister of the Interior when asked about details regarding the terrorist threat resulting in the last-minute cancellation of the football game Germany vs The Netherlands in Hanover.”
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2013· 3 entries
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Career landmark: Federal Minister of the Interior (2013–2018).
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Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (2013–2017).
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2012· 1 entry
Maizière told a gathering of army reservists that he considered the U
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2011· 3 entries
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Career landmark: Federal Minister of Defence (2011–2013).
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Maizière unveiled plans to reduce troop numbers, cut bureaucracy, and eliminate duplication inside the Federal Ministry of Defence
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2010· 1 entry
Giving warnings that there were serious indications of terror attacks being prepared in Europe and the United States
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2009· 4 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal (2009).
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Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (2009–2013).
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Career landmark: Federal Government Commissioner for the New Federal States of Germany (2009–2011).
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Career landmark: Federal Minister of the Interior (2009–2011).
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2007· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (2007).
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2006· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2006).
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– Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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2005· 2 entries
Career landmark: Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany (2005–2009).
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Career landmark: Chancellery Chief of Staff (2005–2009).
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2004· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Landtag of Saxony (2004–2005).
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1979· 1 entry
And his second 1982, earning his Doctor of law (Dr
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1954· 1 entry
Born 1954-01-21.
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