Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen is a German politician belonging to the German Christian Democrats (CDU). Among other things, she has studied economics at the London School of Economics and medicine at Hannover Medical School, where she also obtained her doctorate.
Ursula von der Leyen served as Germany’s Minister of the Family (2005-2009), Minister of Labor and Social Affairs (2009-2013) and Minister of Defense (2013-2019).
On 1 December 2019, Ursula von der Leyen became the first woman to hold the post of President of the European Commission. In this role, she has launched the European Green Deal, an initiative to make Europe climate neutral by 2050.
During her current election campaign, she has presented several proposals. Among other things: a European growth plan, strengthening of the EU’s common border guard and a European “pact of the seas”.
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