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Ursula

13th president of the European Commission

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Date of Birth: 8 October 1958
Age: 68 years old
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Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen is a German physician and politician serving as the 13th president of the European Commission since 2019. She served in the German federal government between 2005 and 2019, holding successive positions in Angela Merkel's cabinet, most recently as minister of defence. Von der Leyen is a member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its EU affiliated group, the European People's Party (EPP).

Ursula von der Leyen was born and raised in Brussels to German parents. Her father, Ernst Albrecht, was one of the first European civil servants. She was brought up bilingually in German and French. She moved to the Hanover Region in 1971 when her father entered politics to become minister-president of the state of Lower Saxony in 1976. As an economics student at the London School of Economics in the late 1970s, she lived under the name Rose Ladson, the family name of her American great-grandmother from Charleston, South Carolina. After graduating as a physician from the Hannover Medical School in 1987, she specialized in women's health. In 1986 she married fellow physician Heiko von der Leyen of the von der Leyen family of silk merchants. As a mother of seven children, she was a housewife during parts of the 1990s and lived for four years in Stanford, California, while her husband was on the faculty at Stanford University, returning to Germany in 1996.

In the late 1990s, she became involved in local politics in the Hanover region, and she served as a cabinet minister in the state government of Lower Saxony from 2003 to 2005. In 2005, she joined the federal cabinet, first as minister of family affairs and youth from 2005 to 2009, then as minister of labour and social affairs from 2009 to 2013, and finally as minister of defence from 2013 to 2019, the first woman to serve as German defence minister. When she left office she was the only minister to have served continuously in Angela Merkel's cabinet since Merkel became chancellor. She served as a deputy leader of the CDU from 2010 to 2019, and was regarded as a leading contender to succeed Merkel as chancellor of Germany and as the favourite to become secretary general of NATO after Jens Stoltenberg. British defence secretary Michael Fallon described her in 2019 as "a star presence" in the NATO community and "the doyenne of NATO ministers for over five years." In 2023 she was again regarded as a favourite to take the role.

On 2 July 2019, von der Leyen was proposed by the European Council as the candidate for president of the European Commission. She was then elected by the European Parliament on 16 July; she took office on 1 December, becoming the first woman to hold the office. In November 2022 von der Leyen announced that her Commission will work to establish an International Criminal Tribunal for the Russian Federation.

Von der Leyen was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020 and again in 2022, and was named the most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2022.

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Date of Birth 8 October 1958

Age 68 years old

Zodiac sign Libra Libra - modesty and friendliness Libra is an active sign, however, people who bother to be born under it are not endowed with enough energy to overcome the influence of the people around them, and will rather choose to withdraw into themselves than…

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Gemini	92%
Leo	88%
Taurus	88%
Aquarius	84%
Sagittarius	84%
Libra	80%
Scorpio	76%
Cancer	76%
Aries	72%
Capricorn	68%
Virgo	68%
Pisces	60%

Chinese horoscope Dog Dog - loyal and intelligent People born in the years of the Dog are usually quite restless, always on the lookout, never resting. They are courageous against injustice. They are loyal and devoted, honest and just, noble and generous. True, Dogs are…

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Rat	96%
Snake	92%
Rabbit	92%
Goat	88%
Monkey	84%
Horse	84%
Dog	84%
Tiger	80%
Dragon	80%
Pig	72%
Rooster	68%
Bull	68%

Slavic horoscope Boar The Boar chertog in the Svarog circle carries a distinct rhythm of character, totem strength, and life task. People born in this hall often recognize themselves through ties to nature, kin, and patronage.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Pike	96%
Swan	92%
Virgin	92%
Lynx	92%
Boar	88%
Eagle	84%
Finist	84%
Aurochs	80%
Serpent	76%
Horse	76%
Elk	76%
Fox	64%
Stork	64%
Raven	60%
Wolf	56%
Bear	56%

Egyptian horoscope Bastet The Egyptian sign of Bastet reflects divine patronage and a particular season of character in the ancient calendar. People born under this deity often feel motives early and carry a recognizable moral gravity.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Sekhmet	92%
Set	92%
Bastet	88%
Anubis	84%
Thoth	84%
Horus	76%
Isis	76%
Geb	64%
Amun-Ra	64%
Osiris	60%
Mut	56%
Nile	36%

Druid horoscope Ivy Ivy stands for endurance and loyalty. Born 30 September to 27 October, Ivy people grow even in hard ground and keep bonds that matter.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Reed	92%
Vine	92%
Ivy	88%
Hazel	84%
Oak	84%
Elder	80%
Holly	76%
Hawthorn	76%
Alder	64%
Rowan	64%
Willow	60%
Ash	56%
Birch	36%

Indian horoscope Kanya Born under Kanya, people in the Indian horoscope often blend spiritual depth with practical discipline, reading life as a sequence of karmic lessons and duties.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Tula	92%
Simha	92%
Kanya	88%
Makara	84%
Dhanu	84%
Karka	84%
Vrishabha	84%
Vrishchika	80%
Kumbha	76%
Mithuna	76%
Mesha	76%
Meena	56%

Flower horoscope Camellia Born under Camellia in the flower horoscope, people often find strength in beauty, atmosphere, and the quiet symbolism of their birth bloom.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Gladiolus	96%
Lilac	96%
Carnation	96%
Rose	96%
Peony	92%
Orchid	92%
Freesia	92%
Heather	92%
Aster	92%
Delphinium	92%
Camellia	88%
Dandelion	84%
Violet	84%
Tulip	84%
Chamomile	84%
Lily of the valley	84%
Wild rose	80%
Bellflower	80%
Hydrangea	80%
Edelweiss	76%
Lotus	76%
Sunflower	76%
Water lily	76%
Daisy	76%
Purslane	76%
Dahlia	76%
Magnolia	64%
Lily	64%
Belladonna	64%
Immortelle	64%
Mimosa	60%
Gentian	60%
Foxglove	56%
Poppy	56%
Mistletoe	56%
Thistle	56%

Decan horoscope Libra — 2nd decan Born in the Libra — 2nd decan period, people often show a sharper flavor of their sign: faster or slower, bolder or more reflective, yet always recognizable by birth date.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Scorpio — 2nd decan	96%
Scorpio — 1st decan	96%
Libra — 1st decan	96%
Virgo — 1st decan	96%
Sagittarius — 1st decan	92%
Scorpio — 3rd decan	92%
Libra — 3rd decan	92%
Virgo — 3rd decan	92%
Virgo — 2nd decan	92%
Leo — 3rd decan	92%
Libra — 2nd decan	88%
Aquarius — 3rd decan	84%
Aquarius — 2nd decan	84%
Capricorn — 1st decan	84%
Sagittarius — 3rd decan	84%
Leo — 2nd decan	84%
Cancer — 2nd decan	84%
Gemini — 3rd decan	84%
Taurus — 3rd decan	84%
Taurus — 1st decan	84%
Pisces — 3rd decan	80%
Aquarius — 1st decan	80%
Sagittarius — 2nd decan	80%
Cancer — 3rd decan	80%
Gemini — 1st decan	80%
Pisces — 2nd decan	76%
Pisces — 1st decan	76%
Capricorn — 3rd decan	76%
Capricorn — 2nd decan	76%
Leo — 1st decan	76%
Cancer — 1st decan	76%
Gemini — 2nd decan	76%
Taurus — 2nd decan	76%
Aries — 3rd decan	76%
Aries — 1st decan	64%
Aries — 2nd decan	60%

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