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My Take
Sigmar Gabriel is one of those German political figures whose longevity tells the story. Leading the Social Democratic Party from 2009 to 2017 made him its longest-serving chairman since Willy Brandt, and that comparison alone signals weight. He served as vice-chancellor and later foreign minister, so he operated at the very top of German government for years. What interests me is the path: a former secondary school teacher from Goslar in Lower Saxony who became a non-fiction author too. Being named an honorary citizen of his hometown in 2018 feels fitting — the local boy who reached the national stage and was claimed back.
Overview
Sigmar Hartmut Gabriel (born 12 September 1959) is a German politician who was the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018 and the vice-chancellor of Germany from 2013 to 2018. He was Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 2009 to 2017, which made him the party's longest-serving leader since Willy Brandt.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sigmar Gabriel
- Name (Japanese)
- ジグマール・ガブリエル
- Reading
- じぐまーる・がぶりえる
- Born
- September 12, 1959 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Boar
- Origin
- Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / non-fiction writer / temporary career soldier / secondary school teacher
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Göttingen
Awards & achievements
- 2018 honorary citizen of Goslar
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Politician — see all → · Non-fiction writer — see all → · More people from Germany →
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.