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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.
Jun 10, 2024 · 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 ...
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.
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...
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.
4 days ago · Von der Leyen launched the Green Deal in 2019 as a response to a wave of environmental sentiment that delivered the Greens their best EU election result, propelling them from 52 seats to 74. But ...
Jun 9, 2024 · European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during an event at the European People's Party headquarters, on the day of the European Parliament elections in Brussels, Belgium, June 9 ...
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.
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.
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.
