Lars Klingbeil

Lars Klingbeil is one of those names I expect to hear far more often. Born in 1978 in Soltau, Lower Saxony, he rose to become Germany's Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance in 2025 while co-leading the Social Democratic Party since 2021. What I find interesting is the generational shift he represents, a politician who came up through the party machinery and now holds two of the heaviest portfolios at once. At a striking 196 cm he literally stands above the room. I'm curious how he balances party leadership with running the nation's finances, never an easy pairing.

Name (English)

Lars Klingbeil

Name (Japanese)

ラース・クリンクバイル

Reading

らーす・くりんくばいる

Born

February 23, 1978 (age 48)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Horse

Origin

Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany

Height

196 cm

Occupation

politician / political scientist

University

Leibniz University Hannover

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://lars-klingbeil.de
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/larsklingbeil/
• Xhttps://x.com/larsklingbeil
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%90%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB

Tags

• Lower Saxony
• politician
• political scientist

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.