Gesine Schwan

Gesine Schwan
Gesine Schwan in Berlin (2023)
President of the Viadrina European University
In office
1 October 1999 – 30 September 2008
Preceded byHans Weiler
Succeeded byGunter Pleuger
Personal details
Born (1943-05-22) 22 May 1943 (age 81)
Berlin, Germany
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Spouses
Alexander Schwan
(died 1989)
(m. 2004)
EducationFree University of Berlin
University of Freiburg

Gesine Schwan (née Schneider, 22 May 1943) is a German political science professor and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. The party has nominated her twice as a candidate for the federal presidential elections. On 23 May 2004, she was defeated by the Christian Democrat Horst Köhler. On 23 May 2009, Köhler beat her again to win his second term.[1]

  1. ^ Abramsohn, Jennifer (2008-05-27). "Presidency Dispute Deepens Rift in Merkel's Coalition" (PDF). Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2008-08-01.