Olaf Scholz

Place of Birth: Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, West Germany (now Germany)

Date of Birth: 14 June, 1958

Ethnicity: German

Olaf Scholz is a German politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has been Chancellor of Germany, since 8 December, 2021. He was also the First Mayor of Hamburg, from 7 March, 2011 to 13 March, 2018, and Vice Chancellor of Germany, and Minister of Finance, both, from 14 March, 2018 to 8 December, 2021, among many other duties.

His parents, Christel (Grünewald) and Gerhard Scholz, worked in the textile industry. He has two younger brothers, Jens Scholz, an anesthesiologist and CEO of the University Medical Center Schleswig Holstein; and Ingo Scholz, a tech entrepreneur. Chancellor Scholz is married to politician Britta Ernst, who has been Minister for Education, Youth and Sport of Brandenburg, since 28 September, 2017, and President of the Kultusministerkonferenz, since 1 January, 2021, among other duties.

His religious background is Lutheran.