The SPD politician was Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development from 1998 to 2009.
Interview: Felix Rettberg
You sat at the cabinet table for eleven years. Nobody has been Minister for Development and Economic Cooperation for as long as you. How much do you lack office and influence?
I’m still pursuing the themes of my life: to do something with all my might to counteract climate change, discrimination against women, pandemics and still deadly diseases like HIV and malaria. I did that when I was in the EU Parliament, then in the Bundestag and as a minister.
And today?
Source: Stern
I have been working in the news industry for over 6 years, first as a reporter and now as an editor. I have covered politics extensively, and my work has appeared in major newspapers and online news outlets around the world. In addition to my writing, I also contribute regularly to 24 Hours World.
