Boris Pistorius

Boris Pistorius
Pistorius in 2019
Minister of Defence
Assumed office
19 January 2023
ChancellorOlaf Scholz
Preceded byChristine Lambrecht
Minister for Interior and Sports
of Lower Saxony
In office
19 February 2013 – 18 January 2023
Minister-President
Preceded byUwe Schünemann
Succeeded byDaniela Behrens
Lord Mayor of Osnabrück
In office
7 November 2006 – 19 February 2013
Deputy
  • Burkhard Jasper
  • Karin Jabs-Kiesler
  • Michael Hagedorn
  • Birgit Strangmann
Preceded byHans-Jürgen Fip
Succeeded byWolfgang Griesert
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the
Landtag of Lower Saxony
for Osnabrück-West
In office
14 November 2017 – 19 January 2023
Preceded byBurkhard Jasper
Succeeded byDaniela Behrens
Personal details
Born
Boris Ludwig Pistorius

(1960-03-14) 14 March 1960 (age 64)
Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, West Germany (now Germany)
Political partySocial Democratic Party (1976–present)
Spouse(s)
Sabine Pistorius
​
(died 2015)​
Domestic partnerDoris Schröder-Köpf[1] (2016–2022)
Children2
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Civil Servant
  • Lawyer
  • Foreign Trade Clerk
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website
Military service
Allegiance Germany
Branch/service Bundeswehr
Years of service1980–1981
Unit German Army (Heer) /
Flugabwehrregiment 11

Boris Pistorius (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔʁɪs pɪsˈtoːʁiʊs];[2] born 14 March 1960) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He has been the Federal Minister of Defence in the cabinet of Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 19 January 2023.

He was in the State Parliament of Lower Saxony from 2017, until his appointment as Federal Minister in 2023.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Schröder-Köpf und Minister Pistorius sind ein Paar" (in German). Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021. {{cite news}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  2. ↑ "Petra Köpping & Boris Pistorius". YouTube. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Boris Pistorius". Landtag Niedersachsen (in German). Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2021. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)