| Oskar Lafontaine | |
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Mayor of Saarbrücken
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| In office 1976 – 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Fritz Schuster |
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| Succeeded by | Hans-Jürgen Koebnick |
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Primeminister of Saarland
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| In office 1985 – 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Werner Zeyer |
| Succeeded by | Reinhard Klimmt |
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Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
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| In office 1995 – 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Rudolf Scharping |
| Succeeded by | Gerhard Schröder |
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German Minister of Finance
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| In office 1998 – 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Theodor Waigel |
| Succeeded by | Hans Eichel |
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Chairman of the The Left
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| Assumed office June 16, 2007 |
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| Born | September 16, 1943 Saarlouis-Roden, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | The Left |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Oskar Lafontaine (IPA: [ˈlafɔntɛn]; born September 16, 1943 in Saarlouis-Roden) is a left-wing German politician, former Primeminister of Saarland and current chairman of the Left Party. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Reinhard Klimmt (born August 16, 1942 in Berlin) is a German Politician ( SPD) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Rudolf Scharping ( December 2 1947 in Niederelbert) is a German Politician ( SPD) ˌɡeɐ̯haɐ̯t fʁɪʦ kʊɐ̯t ˈʃʁøːdɐ (born 7 April 1944 German politician, was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005 The finance minister is a Cabinet position in a Government. A minister of Finance (also called financial affairs the treasury the economy or economic Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Theodor Waigel (born April 22, 1939) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria party Hans Eichel (born December 24, 1941) German politician ( SPD) was Minister of Finance from 1999-2005 The Left (Die Linke is a German political party that came into being on 16 June 2007 as a merger of The Left Party/PDS the former Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Left (Die Linke is a German political party that came into being on 16 June 2007 as a merger of The Left Party/PDS the former Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saarlouis (zaːrˈlʊɪ in German; French: Sarrelouis) is a city in the Saarland, Germany, capital of the district of Saarlouis Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Saarland (ˈzaːɐ̯lant in German; French: Sarre) is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. The Left (Die Linke is a German political party that came into being on 16 June 2007 as a merger of The Left Party/PDS the former
Lafontaine is among the most prominent critics of neoliberal politics in Germany. Originally coined by its critics and opponents " neoliberalism " is a label referring to the recent reemergence of Economic liberalism or Classical liberalism His views and remarks have made him a polarizing figure; most Germans are either fond of his politics or disdain them. Some have compared Lafontaine to Edmund Stoiber; both are close to the fringes of the German political mainstream, but come from opposite ends of the political spectrum. Edmund Rüdiger Stoiber ( (born September 28, 1941) is a German politician, former Minister-president of the state
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Political rise
He rose to prominence locally as mayor of Saarbrücken and became more widely known as a critic of chancellor Helmut Schmidt's support for the NATO plan to deploy Pershing II missiles in Germany. Saarbrücken (ˈzaːɐ̯ˈbrʏkn in German; Sarrebruck is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (born 23 December 1918 is a German Social Democratic Politician who served as Chancellor of West Germany The North Atlantic Treaty Pershing was a family of solid-fueled two-stage Medium-range ballistic missiles designed and built by Martin Marietta to replace the Redstone missile as From 1985 to 1998 he served as prime minister of the Saarland. Saarland (ˈzaːɐ̯lant in German; French: Sarre) is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. In this position he struggled to conserve the industrial base of this state which was based on steel production and coal mining with subsidies, and served as President of the Bundesrat in 1992/93. Steel is an Alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with a Carbon content between 0 Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. In Economics, a subsidy (also known as a subvention is a form of financial assistance paid to a business or economic sector In Germany, the President of the Bundesrat (German Bundesratspräsident) is the body's chairperson or speaker The Bundesrat ("federal council" or "upper house of German parliament" is the representation of the 16 Federal States ( Bundesländer) of
Chancellor candidacy
In the German federal election of 1990, he was the SPD's Chancellor candidate. The 12th German federal election 1990 was conducted on December 2, 1990, to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house of Germany. The party was defeated due to the national euphoria following the reunification. German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung took place twice after 1945 first in 1957 the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany During the campaign he was attacked with a knife by a mentally deranged woman after a speech in Cologne. His carotid artery was slashed and he remained in a critical condition for several days. In Human anatomy, the common carotid artery is an Artery that supplies the head and neck with Oxygenated blood; it divides in the neck to form the
Political comeback
At the "Mannheim convention" in 1995, he was elected chairman of the SPD in a surprise move, replacing Rudolf Scharping. Mannheim is a City in Germany. With 327318 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg after the capital Stuttgart Rudolf Scharping ( December 2 1947 in Niederelbert) is a German Politician ( SPD) He was mainly responsible for bringing the whole political weight of the SPD to bear against Helmut Kohl and his CDU party, rejecting bipartisan cooperation that had characterized German politics for many years. Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born 3 April 1930 is a German conservative politician and statesman The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Lafontaine argued that any help given to Kohl would only lengthen his unavoidable demise.
After this strategy gave the SPD an unexpectedly clear victory at the polls in September 1998, he was appointed Federal Minister of Finance in the first government of Gerhard Schröder. The Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium der Finanzen is part of the German federal government and is responsible for managing the federal Budget. ˌɡeɐ̯haɐ̯t fʁɪʦ kʊɐ̯t ˈʃʁøːdɐ (born 7 April 1944 German politician, was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005
Minister of Finance
During his short tenure as Minister of Finance, Lafontaine was a main bogeyman of UK Eurosceptics, because among other things he had called for the prompt tax harmonisation of the European Union, the result of which would have been an increase in UK taxes. The bogeyman, boogyman, bogyman, boogieman, boogey monster, or boogeyman, is a Folkloric or legendary Ghostlike Euroscepticism Euro (disambiguation --> has become a general term for opposition to the process The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in On March 11, 1999, he resigned from all his official and party offices, claiming "lack of cooperation" in the cabinet had become unbearable. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) More recently, he has become known for his attacks against the current German government in the tabloid Bild-Zeitung which is generally considered conservative. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest The Bild (formerly Bild-Zeitung, lit Picture Newspaper) is a German Newspaper published by Axel Springer AG. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined
Leaving the SPD/Formation of the Left Party
On May 24, 2005 Lafontaine left the SPD. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After two weeks of speculation it was announced on June 10 that he would run as the lead candidate for the Left Party (Die Linkspartei), a coalition of the Labor and Social Justice Party (WASG), which is based in western Germany, and the Left Party.PDS , which is the successor to the East German communist party[1]. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem The Left (Die Linke is a German political party that came into being on 16 June 2007 as a merger of The Left Party/PDS the former Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative (Arbeit und soziale Gerechtigkeit – Die Wahlalternative WASG) was a German political party founded This article is about the party before the merger with WASG in 2007 The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state He joined the WASG on June 18, 2005 and was selected to head their list for the 2005 Federal Election in North Rhine-Westphalia on the same day. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. German federal elections took place on September 18, 2005 to elect the members of the 16th German Bundestag, the federal parliament of Germany North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the Moreover he also unsuccessfully contested the Saarbrücken constituency. Saarbrücken (ˈzaːɐ̯ˈbrʏkn in German; Sarrebruck is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. Nevertheless, the result of the Linkspartei in the Saarland was by far the best in any of the federal states in the West of Germany.
In 2007, when the new Left Party was founded as a merger between Left Party. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. PDS and WASG, he became chairman together with Lothar Bisky,
Criticisms of Lafontaine
An article by Lafontaine on Erich Honecker, state and party leader of the GDR and a Saarländer like him, in the magazine Der Spiegel was criticised as laudatory by many observers. Lothar Bisky (born August 17, 1941 in Rummelsburg Germany, now Miastko, Poland) was the Chairman of the Left Party Erich Honecker ( August 25, 1912 – May 29, 1994) was a German Communist Politician who led the German Democratic The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally Der Spiegel (pronounced /deːɐ ˈʃpiːɡəl/ German for "The Mirror" is a German weekly Magazine, published in Hamburg In the late 80s and early 90s he tarnished his left-wing credentials with a plea for pro-business policies and a call for the reduction of the influx of Germans from Eastern Europe and asylum-seekers. Right of asylum (or political asylum) is an ancient Judicial notion under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his
Education and private life
He has a twin brother called Hans after their father Hans Lafontaine, who whas a baker and died in World War II before their birth. He and his brother grew up in extreme poverty. He studied physics at the Bonn University and the Saarland University from 1962 to 1969. Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia Saarland (ˈzaːɐ̯lant in German; French: Sarre) is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Lafontaine is married to Christa Müller who leads a campaign against genital mutiliation in Africa. Female genital cutting (FGC also known as female genital mutilation (FGM female circumcision or female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C refers to They have a son, Carl Maurice, born 1997. Oskar Lafontaine is a Roman Catholic. [2]
In contrast to his public socialist political ideology, Lafontaine lives in a manor like house, commonly known as the "palace of social justice" (Palast der sozialen Gerechtigkeit). [3]
External links
- (German) www.die-linke.de - The German Left Party
- (German) Oskar Lafontaine Information on the website of the parliamentary group Die Linke.
| Preceded by Fritz Schuster |
Mayor of Saarbrücken 1976 – 1985 |
Succeeded by Hans-Jürgen Koebnick (SPD) |
| Preceded by Rudolf Scharping |
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany 1995 – 1999 |
Succeeded by Gerhard Schröder |
| Preceded by Werner Zeyer (CDU) |
Minister president of Saarland 1985 – 1998 |
Succeeded by Reinhard Klimmt (SPD) |
| Preceded by Theodor Waigel (CSU) |
German Minister of Finance 1998 – 1999 |
Succeeded by Hans Eichel (SPD) |
| Preceded by Roland Claus |
chairman of the parliamentary group Left Party 2005 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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| NAME | Lafontaine, Oskar |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | German politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saarlouis-Roden, Germany |
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