Peter Altmaier

Not to be confused with Peter Altmeier.

Peter Altmaier
Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy
In office
14 March 2018 – 8 December 2021
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded byBrigitte Zypries
Succeeded byRobert Habeck
Minister of Finance
Acting
In office
24 October 2017 – 14 March 2018
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded byWolfgang Schäuble
Succeeded byOlaf Scholz
Head of the Chancellery
Minister for Special Affairs
In office
17 December 2013 – 14 March 2018
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded byRonald Pofalla
Succeeded byHelge Braun
Commissioner for the
Federal Intelligence Services
In office
17 December 2013 – 13 January 2014
ChancellorAngela Merkel
CoordinatorGünter Heiß
Preceded byRonald Pofalla
Succeeded byKlaus-Dieter Fritsche
Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
In office
22 May 2012 – 17 December 2013
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded byNorbert Röttgen
Succeeded byBarbara Hendricks
Chief Whip of the CDU/CSU Group
in the Bundestag
In office
27 October 2009 – 22 May 2012
LeaderVolker Kauder
Preceded byNorbert Röttgen
Succeeded byMichael Grosse-Brömer
Parliamentary State Secretary
in the Ministry of the Interior
In office
3 November 2005 – 27 October 2009
MinisterWolfgang Schäuble
Preceded byUte Vogt
Succeeded byOle Schröder
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the Bundestag
for Saarlouis
In office
27 October 2009 – 26 October 2021
Preceded byOttmar Schreiner
Succeeded byHeiko Maas
Member of the Bundestag
for Saarland
In office
10 November 1994 – 27 October 2009
Preceded bymulti-member district
Succeeded bymulti-member district
ConstituencyCDU List
Personal details
Born (1958-06-18) 18 June 1958 (age 66)
Ensdorf, Saarland, West Germany
Political partyChristian Democratic Union
Alma materSaarland University

Peter Altmaier (born 18 June 1958) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Acting Minister of Finance from 2017 to 2018 and as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy from 2018 to 2021. He previously served as Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety from May 2012 to December 2013 and Head of the German Chancellery and as Federal Minister for Special Affairs from December 2013 to March 2018. Altmaier is widely seen as one of Chancellor Angela Merkel's most trusted advisors[1][2] and advocates for her more centrist wing of the CDU.[3] He is known for his "compromising style"[4] and was described in 2017 as "the most powerful man in Berlin".[5]

Peter Altmaier coined the German term "Altmaier-Delle", which describes the poor development of renewable energies in Germany during his time in office.[6][7][8]

He represented Saarlouis in the Bundestag between 2009 and 2021.

  1. ^ Quentin Peel (16 May 2012), Merkel sacks minister after election defeat Financial Times.
  2. ^ Euro Group Delays Meeting: Berlin Grows Impatient over Greece Spiegel Online, 15 February 2012.
  3. ^ Emily Schultheis (5 January 2018), 8 key players in Germany’s coalition talks Politico Europe.
  4. ^ Stefan Wagstyl (14 December 2013), Germany’s SPD backs coalition with Merkel’s CDU Financial Times.
  5. ^ Jeremy Cliffe (12 April 2017). "Who is Peter Altmaier and why does he matter?". The Economist. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  6. ^ Hecking, Claus; Schultz, Stefan (29 April 2022). "(S+) Wie Robert Habeck die heimische Ökostromindustrie hochpäppeln will". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Peter Altmaier - der freundliche Panikmacher". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). 10 February 2018. ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  8. ^ Kempf, Andreas (19 October 2022). "Wirtschaftsminister ohne Plan: Wie schlecht war Altmaier wirklich? Eine Abrechnung". FOCUS Online.