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Hubertus Heil

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Wolfgang-Hubertus Ernst Ulrich Heil (born 3 November 1972) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the fourth cabinet of Angela Merkel and the cabinet of Olaf Scholz from 2018 to 2025. In 2005, Heil became general secretary of the SPD. In September 2009, after immense losses for the SPD during the German federal election, Heil announced his resignation from this position for November. Andrea Nahles succeeded him as general secretary in November 2009. After Katarina Barley's appointment as Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, he briefly returned to the office from 2 June to 8 December 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Hubertus Heil is the 18,324th most popular politician (down from 17,876th in 2024), the 6,093rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,956th in 2019) and the 1,319th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hubertus Heil ranks 18,324 out of 19,576. Before him are Pavel Gubarev, Chiang Wan-an, Igor Chudinov, Ganira Pashayeva, Ron Klain, and Markos Kyprianou. After him are Rose McConnell Long, Hermann Gröhe, Reubin Askew, Ilya Yashin, Sergio Moro, and Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Hubertus Heil ranks 664. Before him are Jimmy Pop, Jules Jordan, Molly Parker, Anton Shkaplerov, Sōichirō Hoshi, and Katie Barberi. After him are Teruo Iwamoto, Sergio Moro, Sandrine Testud, Richard Chelimo, Barbara Fusar-Poli, and Nejat İşler.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hubertus Heil ranks 6,096 out of 7,253. Before him are Rudi Bommer (1957), Alexander Gerst (1976), Sebastian Hoeneß (1982), Willi Wülbeck (1954), Alexander Meier (1983), and Kathrin Boron (1969). After him are TheFatRat (1979), Hermann Gröhe (1961), Nadia Hilker (1988), Ann-Katrin Berger (1990), Zazie Beetz (1991), and Paula Beer (1995).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Hubertus Heil ranks 1,319. Before him are Svenja Schulze (1968), Dieter Althaus (1958), Christine Lieberknecht (1958), Ilse Aigner (1964), Josefa Idem (1964), and Holger Apfel (1970). After him are Hermann Gröhe (1961), Alice Sara Ott (1988), Harry Schwarz (1924), Ronald Pofalla (1959), Steffi Lemke (1967), and Jens Weidmann (1968).

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