Biography
Born on 14 June 1958 in Osnabrück.
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Olaf Scholz
Photo: Federal Government/photothek.net/Thomas Köhler & Thomas Imo
| 1977 | Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Hamburg-Rahlstedt |
| 1978 - 1984 | Studied law |
| 1984 - 1985 | Civilian service |
| since 1985 | Lawyer |
| 1998 – 2001 | Member of the Bundestag |
| May 2001 – October 2001 | Interior Senator of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg |
| 2002 – 2011 | Member of the Bundestag |
| 2005 – 2007 | First Parliamentary Secretary of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag |
| 2007 - 2009 | Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs |
| 2009 – 2011 | Deputy Chair of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag |
| November 2009 - Februar 2018 | Deputy Chair of the SPD |
| 2011 - 2018 | First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg |
| Februar 2018 - April 2018 | Acting Chair of the SPD |
| March 2018 - December 2019 | Deputy Chair of the SPD |
| since March 2018 –December 2021 | Federal Minister of Finance |
| since December 2021 | Federal Chancellor |