Olaf Scholz was born on 14 June 1958 in Osnabrück. A German politician of the Social Democratic Party, Scholz trained as a lawyer and worked as a labour law specialist in Hamburg before becoming the city's First Mayor in 2011. He later served in Angela Merkel's government as finance minister and vice chancellor. In December 2021 he became chancellor, heading a three-party coalition of Social Democrats, Greens and Free Democrats. Three days after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 he announced a Zeitenwende, or turning point, including a large fund for the German armed forces. His coalition collapsed in November 2024, and his party lost the election in February 2025, after which he left the chancellorship.
Before and after
- 21 March 1958Birth of Gary Oldman
- 17 April 1958Construction of Atomium
- 15 May 1958Launch of Sputnik 3
- 7 June 1958Birth of Prince
- 14 June 1958Birth of Olaf Scholz
- 20 June 1958Birth of Droupadi Murmu
- 29 June 1958Pele wins the World Cup at 17
- from 15 July 1958 to 25 October 19581958 Lebanon crisis
- 3 August 1958The USS Nautilus crosses the North Pole under the ice
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