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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is listed as a politician. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer was born on August 9, 1962 in Völklingen, Saarland, Germany. The age as of 2026 is 64. Education on record includes Saarland University. Listed accolades include Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms (2014), Orden wider den tierischen Ernst (2015), Elsie Kühn Leitz Prize (2015) and 3 more.
My Take
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, widely known as AKK, was for a moment the woman expected to inherit Angela Merkel's Germany. Taking over as CDU leader in 2018 looked like a coronation, but to me her arc shows how brutal the gap is between being chosen and actually leading. Her time as Defence Minister and party chair was cut short by 2021, the succession never quite landing. I find her trajectory genuinely instructive: she was capable and serious, yet politics punished her for not being Merkel. Her current role chairing the Konrad Adenauer Foundation feels like a fitting, steadier chapter.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
- Name (Japanese)
- アンネグレート・クランプ＝カレンバウアー
- Reading
- あんねぐれーと・くらんぷ＝かれんばうあー
- Born
- August 9, 1962 (age 64)
- Origin
- Völklingen, Saarland, Germany
- Occupation
- politician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Tiger
2. Background
- University
- Saarland University
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms
- 2015 Orden wider den tierischen Ernst
- 2015 Elsie Kühn Leitz Prize
- 2016 Officer of the Legion of Honour
- 2017 Golden Duck Award
- 2023 Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.kramp-karrenbauer.de/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/krampkarrenbauer/
- Xhttps://x.com/akk
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annegret%20Kramp-Karrenbauer
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71359
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer born?
Born August 9, 1962 (age 64).
Where is Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer from?
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is from Völklingen, Saarland, Germany.
What does Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer do?
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer works as politician.