When is Frank-Walter Steinmeier's birthday?

Frank-Walter Steinmeier's birthday is January 5. He was born on January 5, 1956 in Detmold, Germany.

Who shares a birthday with Frank-Walter Steinmeier?

Famous people who share Frank-Walter Steinmeier's January 5 birthday include Umberto Eco, Konrad Adenauer, Bradley Cooper, Juan Carlos I of Spain and Hayao Miyazaki.

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Frank-Walter Steinmeier — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 5 January 1956 · Age: 70

How old is Frank-Walter Steinmeier?

Frank-Walter Steinmeier is 70 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 5 January 1956.

Social Democrat and former foreign minister who has served as President of Germany since 2017

Did you know?In 2010, he took a brief leave of absence from politics to donate a kidney to his wife.

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Date of birth5 January 1956
Age70
NationalityGerman
BirthplaceDetmold, Germany
Occupationpolitician, lawyer, vice-chancellor

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Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been president of Germany since 2017. A lawyer by training, he spent years as Gerhard Schröder's closest aide and chief of staff. He served two spells as foreign minister, under Angela Merkel, and was the Social Democrats' candidate for chancellor in 2009. As president he has spoken often about remembrance, democracy and the dangers of division. He has admitted that his past hopes for closer ties with Russia were a mistake. In 2010 he donated a kidney to his wife.

Key Milestones

1999: Chancellery – chief of staff
2005: Foreign minister – first term
2009: SPD – chancellor candidate
2017: President – elected

Frank-Walter Steinmeier (German:; born 5 January 1956) is a German politician who has served as President of Germany since 2017. He was previously Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2017, as well as Vice-Chancellor of Germany from 2007 to 2009.

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Frank-Walter Steinmeier: President of Germany

German politician, born 1956

Frank-Walter Steinmeier was born in Detmold on 5 January 1956.

He was chief of staff to Gerhard Schröder.

He was foreign minister from 2005 to 2009 and 2013 to 2017.

He became president in 2017.

Career highlights

1999Chancellery: chief of staff
2005Foreign minister: first term
2009SPD: chancellor candidate
2017President: elected
2022Re-election: second term

Did you know?In 2010 he donated a kidney to his wife.

Age: 70
Status: Living

Family

Spouse: Elke Büdenbender
Child: Merit Steinmeier

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