Sigmar Gabriel The former Vice Chancellor
Sigmar Gabriel is one of Germany's most prominent politicians. As former Foreign Minister, Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister of Economics, he was a formative figure in German and European politics - and still impresses today as a brilliant speaker with a clear stance. His analyses of the international situation, Europe's role in the world and the geopolitical turning point are in demand as never before.
Gabriel enjoys a high reputation - both nationally and internationally. During his time as Federal Foreign Minister, he achieved top ratings on the popularity scale of German politicians in record time. He speaks openly, well-founded and with vision - and thus strikes a chord with an audience seeking orientation in turbulent times.
Lecture topics by Sigmar Gabriel:
- Turning point in world politics: More responsibility in uncertain times
- Europe in an uncomfortable world
- The new Europe after the Russia-Ukraine war
- The transatlantic alliance - What the future holds for the USA
- CHINA: The changing of the guard by the Middle Kingdom
- From local politics to the world stage
Gabriel, born in 1959, studied German, politics and sociology in Göttingen to become a teacher. Prior to his political career, he worked as a teacher in adult education. He became involved in the SPD early on and rose steadily through local and state politics. As Minister President of Lower Saxony (1999-2003), he took on a top office at state level for the first time before making his mark in federal politics as Federal Environment Minister (2005-2009), Economics Minister and Vice-Chancellor (2013-2017) and finally as Foreign Minister (2017-2018).
Experience meets international networking
Today, Sigmar Gabriel contributes his political experience to numerous international bodies: he is Chairman of Atlantik-Brücke, a member of the Trilateral Commission and the European Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a political advisor for the Eurasia Group, a member of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe. He is a visiting lecturer at the University of Bonn, with a research stay at Harvard University on his CV.
Voice for Europe and international cooperation
Gabriel's expertise is diverse - his perspective is always pragmatic and forward-looking. He addresses the challenges of our time: from dealing with China to Europe's geopolitical responsibility and the future of transatlantic relations. With analytical depth and rhetorical strength, he gets to the heart of complex issues in an understandable way.
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