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'''Wolfgang Schäuble''' was a [[neoliberal]] [[Federal Republic of Germany|German]] politician. He most notably served as Minister of Finance under [[Angela Merkel|Angela Merkel's]] governments from 2009 to 2017. He also served in various other government positions under Angela Merkel's and Helmut Kohl's governments.
'''Wolfgang Schäuble''' was a [[neoliberal]] [[Federal Republic of Germany|German]] politician. He most notably served as Minister of Finance under [[Angela Merkel|Angela Merkel's]] governments from 2009 to 2017. He also served in various other government positions under Angela Merkel's and Helmut Kohl's governments.


== Political Positions ==
== Political positions ==
Schäuble supported the imperialist [[Iraq War|2003 invasion of Iraq]].
Schäuble supported the imperialist [[Iraq War|2003 invasion of Iraq]].


Schäuble told people "to wear a second sweatshirt" due to the 2022 energy crisis in Germany.  
Schäuble was one of the key people in the austerity measures of the [[Greek government debt crisis]] of 2009-2018.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Ημερόδρομος|title=Πέθανε ο Βόλφγκανγκ Σόιμπλε – Πρωταγωνιστής των μνημονίων και των δημοσιονομικών πολιτικών λιτότητας|date=2023-12-27|url=https://www.imerodromos.gr/pethane-o-volfgkangk-soimple-protagonisths-ton-mnhmonion-kai-ton-dhmosionomikon-politikon-litothtas/}}</ref>


He also was one of the key people in the austerity measures of the [[Greek government debt crisis]] of 2009-2018.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Ημερόδρομος|title=Πέθανε ο Βόλφγκανγκ Σόιμπλε – Πρωταγωνιστής των μνημονίων και των δημοσιονομικών πολιτικών λιτότητας|date=2023-12-27|url=https://www.imerodromos.gr/pethane-o-volfgkangk-soimple-protagonisths-ton-mnhmonion-kai-ton-dhmosionomikon-politikon-litothtas/}}</ref>
He also received harsh criticism from [[Yanis Varoufakis]], who had also served as Minister of Finance during the 2015 Grexit crisis.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Yanis Varoufakis|newspaper=Die Zeit|title=Zu Schäubles Plan gehörte es, Griechenland fallen zu lassen|date=2015-07-15|url=https://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2015-07/yanis-varoufakis-wolfgang-schaeuble-gastbeitrag-zeit-griechenland-opfer}}</ref>


He also received harsh criticism from [[Yanis Varoufakis]], who had also served as Minister of Finance during the 2015 Grexit crisis.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Yanis Varoufakis|newspaper=Die Zeit|title=Zu Schäubles Plan gehörte es, Griechenland fallen zu lassen|date=2015-07-15|url=https://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2015-07/yanis-varoufakis-wolfgang-schaeuble-gastbeitrag-zeit-griechenland-opfer}}</ref>
He told people to "just wear a sweater, or maybe still, a second sweater" in response to complaints about the 2022 energy crisis in Germany.<ref>No author (2022-10-11).: [https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Schaeuble-Dann-zieht-man-halt-einen-Pullover-an-article23642257.html Schäuble: "Dann zieht man halt einen Pullover an"]. [[N-tv|''n-tv'']]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20221011133844/https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Schaeuble-Dann-zieht-man-halt-einen-Pullover-an-article23642257.html Archived] from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2024-05-08.</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 20:01, 8 May 2024

Wolfgang Schäuble

Wolfgang Schäuble
Born18 September 1942
Freiburg im Breisgau, Nazi Germany
Died26 December 2023
Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Political orientationNeoliberalism
Imperialism
Political partyChristian Democratic Union


Wolfgang Schäuble was a neoliberal German politician. He most notably served as Minister of Finance under Angela Merkel's governments from 2009 to 2017. He also served in various other government positions under Angela Merkel's and Helmut Kohl's governments.

Political positions

Schäuble supported the imperialist 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Schäuble was one of the key people in the austerity measures of the Greek government debt crisis of 2009-2018.[1]

He also received harsh criticism from Yanis Varoufakis, who had also served as Minister of Finance during the 2015 Grexit crisis.[2]

He told people to "just wear a sweater, or maybe still, a second sweater" in response to complaints about the 2022 energy crisis in Germany.[3]

References