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'''Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen''' ({{IPA-de|ˈʊʁzula ˈɡɛʁtʁuːt fɔn dɛɐ̯ ˈlaɪən|lang|GT UvdL.ogg}}; {{née|'''Albrecht'''}}; born 8 October 1958) is a German physician and politician serving as the 13th [[president of the European Commission]] since 2019. She served in the [[Cabinet of Germany|German federal government]] between 2005 and 2019, holding successive positions in [[Angela Merkel]]'s cabinet, most recently as minister of defence. Von der Leyen is a member of the [[Centre-right politics|centre-right]] [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU) and its EU affiliated group, the [[European People's Party]] (EPP).