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Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen (German: [ˈʊʁzula ˈɡɛʁtʁuːt fɔn deːɐ̯ ˈlaɪən] ⓘ; née Albrecht; born 8 October 1958) is a German physician and centre-right politician serving as the 13th president of the European Commission since 2019.
5 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.
5 days ago · Ursula von der Leyen became president of the European Commission five years ago with a razor-thin parliamentary majority of just nine votes. Securing a second term may be even more fraught ...
5 days ago · BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen is scrambling for a political deal that keeps her at the European Commission’s helm for the next five years, with her conservatives set to win the EU elections. Amid a rise in support for the far right, von der Leyen’s European People’s Party was on track to secure the most seats of any single group in ...
16 hours ago · European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference after a party leadership meeting following the EU elections, in Berlin, Germany, June 10, 2024.
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.
Feb 19, 2024 · President of the European Commission since 2019, Ms. von der Leyen has emerged as the face of Europe’s response to major crises, and on Monday she announced that she would seek a second five...
The President represents the Commission in European Council meetings, G7 and G20 summits, summits with non-EU countries and major debates in the European Parliament and the Council.
Jul 16, 2019 · Center-right nominee becomes first woman to lead EU. STRASBOURG — The European Parliament on Tuesday elected Ursula von der Leyen as the next president of the European Commission — the first woman to hold the EU’s top executive job.
Feb 9, 2021 · She’s been the face of the EU’s vaccine crisis. The question now is what the impact will be on Ursula von der Leyen’s broader agenda for Europe once the pandemic is behind her.
