Boris Pistorius

Boris Pistorius
Pistorius in 2019
Minister of Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 January 2023
Chancellor	Olaf Scholz
Preceded by	Christine Lambrecht
Minister for Interior and Sports of Lower Saxony
In office 19 February 2013 – 18 January 2023
Minister-President	Stephan Weil
Preceded by	Uwe Schünemann
Succeeded by	Daniela Behrens
Lord Mayor of Osnabrück
In office 7 November 2006 – 19 February 2013
Deputy	Burkhard Jasper Karin Jabs-Kiesler Michael Hagedorn Birgit Strangmann
Preceded by	Hans-Jürgen Fip
Succeeded by	Wolfgang Griesert
Parliamentary constituencies Member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony for Osnabrück-West In office 14 November 2017 – 19 January 2023 Preceded by Burkhard Jasper Succeeded by Daniela Behrens
Personal details
Born	Boris Ludwig Pistorius (1960-03-14) 14 March 1960 (age 64) Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Political party	Social Democratic Party (1976–present)
Spouse	Sabine Pistorius ​ (died 2015)​
Domestic partners	Doris Schröder-Köpf[1] (2016–2022) Julia Schwanholz (2022–present)
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Münster Osnabrück University Catholic University of the West
Occupation	Politician Civil Servant Lawyer Foreign Trade Clerk
Signature
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	Germany
Branch/service	Bundeswehr
Years of service	1980–1981
Unit	German Army (Heer) / Flugabwehrregiment 11

Boris Ludwig Pistorius (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔʁɪs pɪsˈtoːʁiʊs];^[2] born 14 March 1960) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who has been serving as the Federal Minister of Defence in the cabinet of Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 19 January 2023.

Pistorius had previously been State Minister for Interior and Sports in the state government of Lower Saxony (Cabinet Weil II) since 2013.^[3] He served in the State Parliament of Lower Saxony from 2017, until his appointment as Federal Minister in 2023.^[4]