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My Take
Hannelore Kraft earns my genuine respect. As Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2010 to 2017, she was the first woman to head that state and only the third to lead any German state government, a real door she pushed open. Born in the working-class Ruhr city of Mülheim and trained as an economist, she brought both numbers and lived reality to governance, which I value in a politician. Her string of merit honors suggests durable trust, not flash. I'm drawn to leaders who rise from industrial roots to the top, and Kraft embodies that grounded, hard-won kind of public service.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hannelore Kraft
- Name (Japanese)
- ハンネローレ・クラフト
- Reading
- はんねろーれ・くらふと
- Born
- June 12, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Occupation
- politician / economist
2. Background
- University
- University of Duisburg-Essen
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia
- 2012 Marie Juchacz Plaque
- 2018 Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2015 German-Turkish friendship Prize
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Hannelore Kraft born?
Born June 12, 1961 (age 65).
Where is Hannelore Kraft from?
Hannelore Kraft is from Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
What does Hannelore Kraft do?
Hannelore Kraft works as politician, economist.
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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.