Wolfgang Schmidt | |
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| Head of the Chancellery Minister for Special Affairs | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2021 | |
| Chancellor | Olaf Scholz |
| Preceded by | Helge Braun |
| State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance | |
| In office 14 March 2018 – 8 December 2021 Serving with Werner Gatzer, Rolf Bösinger, Jörg Kukies | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Minister | Olaf Scholz |
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| Counselor of State of the State Chancellery of Hamburg Representative for Federal Affairs | |
| In office 7 March 2011 – 28 March 2018 | |
| First Mayor | Olaf Scholz |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Annette Tabbara |
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| Born | Wolfgang Schmidt 23 September 1970 Hamburg, West Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (1989–) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Website | Official Government website |
Wolfgang Schmidt (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈʃmɪt]; born 23 September 1970) is a German politician and jurist who has been serving as Federal Minister for Special Affairs, Head of the Chancellery and Commissioner for the Federal Intelligence Services since 2021. He was previously State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance under Minister Olaf Scholz in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021.[1]
Schmidt has been a close associate of Scholz since 2002 and is considered his spin doctor.[2]
- ^ "Wolfgang Schmidt". Federal Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Das sind die SPD-Kabinettsmitglieder: Zwei Überraschungen, ein Spin-Doktor und ein Publikumsliebling". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.