Peter Struck

Peter Struck (born January 24, 1943 in Göttingen) is a lawyer, member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and has been German Minister of Defence under chancellor Gerhard Schröder since October 22, 2002. Copied from german Wikipedia Licensed as GNU-FDL by the Author. ... Copied from german Wikipedia Licensed as GNU-FDL by the Author. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Landmark Gänseliesel fountain at the main market Göttingen ( â–¶ (help· info)) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... A lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. ... SPD redirects here. ... The Minister of Defence is the member of the Cabinet of Germany in charge of the Ministry of Defence. ... The German head of government has been known as the Chancellor (German: Kanzler) ever since the creation of the post. ... Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder [] (born April 7, 1944), German politician, was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Education

Struck studied law at the universities of Göttingen and Hamburg. In 1971 he graduated to Dr jur. (doctor of laws). The Georg-August University of Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, often called the Georgia Augusta) was founded in 1734 by George II, King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover, and opened in 1737. ... The University of Hamburg was founded on the 1 April 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

Politics

Peter Struck has been a member of the Bundestag since 1980. From 1990 to 1998 he was whip (Parlamentarischer Geschäftsführer) of the SPD parliamentary group. In 1998 he became chairman of the SPD parliamentary group. Four years later he succeeded Rudolf Scharping in the position of Defence Minister. Rudolf Scharping, 2001 Rudolf Scharping (December 2, 1947 in Niederelbert) is a German politician (SPD). ...

See also

• Politics of Germany

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External links

• http://www.bmvg.de - Homepage of the Bundesministerium der Verteidigung
• http://www.bundeswehr.de - Homepage of the Bundeswehr (German army)