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My Take
Norbert Walter-Borjans appeals to the part of me that values substance over spectacle in politics. A Bonn-trained economist who served seven years as North Rhine-Westphalia's finance minister before rising to co-lead the SPD, he built his reputation on numbers rather than rhetoric, even making his name pursuing tax evasion. I find that quietly admirable in an age of showmanship. The affectionate nickname NoWaBo suggests a man people genuinely warmed to, and to me he embodies the steady, ledger-minded technocrat who shapes a country less through grand speeches than through the unglamorous discipline of getting the books right.
Overview
Norbert Walter-Borjans (born 17 September 1952), also known by the nickname NoWaBo, is a German economist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as co-leader of the SPD (alongside Saskia Esken) from 2019 to 2021. He served as State Minister of Finance of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2010 until 2017.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Norbert Walter-Borjans
- Name (Japanese)
- ノルベルト・ワルターボーヤンス
- Reading
- のるべると・わるたーぼーやんす
- Born
- September 17, 1952 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / political economist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Bonn
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.