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Roland Koch is a legal counselor, politician and lawyer, born on March 24, 1958 in Frankfurt, Darmstadt Government Region, Germany. That puts Roland Koch at 68 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Goethe University Frankfurt. Listed accolades include Grand Cross of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2002), Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2007), European Award of Charles IV. (2007) and 3 more.
My Take
What I admire about Roland Koch is the arc, not just the resume. A Frankfurt-born jurist who ran Hesse for over a decade, then walked away to return to law and the corporate world rather than clinging to office. Plenty of politicians never learn that exit. The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit confirms his stature, but it's the willingness to step off the stage and reinvent himself that tells me more about the man. He's a textbook figure of German conservative pragmatism, and I tend to trust people who know when a chapter is finished and the next one begins.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Roland Koch
- Name (Japanese)
- ローラント・コッホ
- Reading
- ろーらんと・こっほ
- Born
- March 24, 1958 (age 68)
- Origin
- Frankfurt, Darmstadt Government Region, Germany
- Occupation
- legal counselor / politician / lawyer / business executive / university teacher
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dog
2. Background
- University
- Goethe University Frankfurt
Awards & achievements
- 2002 Grand Cross of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2007 Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2007 European Award of Charles IV.
- 2011 Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2011 Ehrenplakette des Bundes der Vertriebenen
- 2017 Wilhelm Leuschner Medal
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.roland-koch.de/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland%20Koch
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%83%E3%83%9B
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60934
4. About this entry
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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 Roland Koch born?
Born March 24, 1958 (age 68).
Where is Roland Koch from?
Roland Koch is from Frankfurt, Darmstadt Government Region, Germany.
What does Roland Koch do?
Roland Koch works as legal counselor, politician, lawyer, business executive, university teacher.