I've been a politician long enough to know that every year will find us living in a situation that one couldn't have imagined a year previously. Sometimes it's better than we imagined, sometimes it's not as good.
DescriptionGerman politician (CDU), Minister of Finance of Germany
BornSeptember 18, 1942
CountryGermany
ProfessionJurist; Politician
AwardsCharlemagne Prize; Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany; Order Of Merit Of Baden-Württemberg; Order Of The Oak Crown; Order Of Prince Henry; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Grand Officer Of The Order Of The Oak Crown; European Hancraft Prize; Robert Schuman Medal
