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Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen (German: [ˈʊʁzula ˈɡɛʁtʁuːt fɔn deːɐ̯ ˈlaɪən] ⓘ; née Albrecht; born 8 October 1958) is a German politician, serving as the 13th president of the European Commission since 2019.
6 days ago · Ursula von der Leyen (born October 8, 1958, Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian-born German politician who is the first woman to serve as Germany ’s minister of defense (2013–19). In July 2019 she became the first woman to be elected president of the European Commission.
Role. The President is the head of the European Commission. According to the treaties, the President decides on the organisation of the Commission and allocates portfolios to individual Commissioners.
Jun 9, 2022 · President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen tells TIME that she is determined to lead the E.U. through yet another crisis.
6 days ago · EU leaders have endorsed a second five-year term for Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president, although she failed to win the backing of Italy, the bloc’s third-largest member state.
Dec 11, 2020 · Ursula von der Leyen replaced Jean-Claude Juncker as the European Commission president.
Ursula von der Leyen, née Ursula Albrecht, (born Oct. 8, 1958, Brussels, Belgium), Belgian-born German politician who served as Germany’s minister of defense (2013–19) and president of the European Commission (2019– ).
Oct 24, 2019 · Ursula von der Leyen becomes president of the European Commission and the most powerful woman in Europe. Who is she? Where does she come from? What’s her way of thinking? Her biographer tells us.
Ms von der Leyen is from Germany’s centre-right, Mr Costa is a socialist and Ms Kallas a liberal. The leadership package represents continuity for the EU at a time of geopolitical uncertainty.
6 days ago · Item 1 of 4 Ursula von der Leyen President of European Commission speaks during a press conference, during the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, in Stansstad, Switzerland, June 16, 2024.
