death of Wolfgang Schäuble, Angela Merkel’s former finance minister – L’Express

2023-12-27 11:05:04

Wolfgang Schäuble, who was notably Angela Merkel’s Finance Minister for years in Germany and one of the architects of the reunification of his country in 1990, died at the age of 81, said this Wednesday, December 27 a source close to the conservative party, of which he was a member.

Paraplegic since an attack in 1990, he was one of the most notable figures in German political life over the last 30 years, ending his long career as president of the Chamber of Deputies between 2017 and 2021.

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