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Sigmar Gabriel
Sigmar Gabriel
	Sigmar Gabriel in 2008
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 13 November 2009
Preceded by	Franz Müntefering
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety; Germany
	In office; 22 November 2005 – 27 October 2009
Preceded by	Jürgen Trittin
Succeeded by	Norbert Röttgen
Minister-President of Lower Saxony
	In office; 15 December 1999 – 4 March 2003
Preceded by	Gerhard Glogowski
Succeeded by	Christian Wulff
Personal details
Born	12 September 1959 (age 64); Goslar, Germany
Political party	SPD
Occupation	Teacher

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Sigmar Gabriel (born 12 September 1959 in Goslar) is a German politician currently chairing the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).

On 15 December 1999, after the resignation of Gerhard Glogowski, who had succeeded Gerhard Schröder in office, Gabriel became Minister-President of Lower Saxony and served until 4 March 2003. After being voted out of office, he became the SPD's "Representative for Pop Culture and Pop Discourse" from 2003 to 2005, for which he was bestowed the nickname Siggi Pop.^[1] From 2005 to 2009 he was the Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in the first cabinet of Angela Merkel (CDU).

He has promoted the International Renewable Energy Agency. He called the speeches of Thilo Sarrazin, his party colleague who wrote critically about immigration, "verbal violence," . Gabriel called Israel an "Apartheid-Regime"^[2].

Following the SPD's defeat in the federal election of 2009, Franz Müntefering resigned from the position of party chairman of the Social Democratic Party. Gabriel was nominated as his successor and was elected on 13 November 2009^[3]. Gabriel was re-elected as party chairman for a further two years at the SPD party conference in Berlin on 5 December 2011, receiving 91.6% of the vote^[4].

References

^ Wir sind nicht aus Versehen Opposition?, Die Zeit, 02/07/2010; >2003 wurde Gabriel SPD-Beauftragter für "Popkultur und Popdiskurs" – was ihm den Spitznamen "Siggi Pop" eintrug<
^ Jerusalem Post 15/03/2012.
^ Spiegel Online 11/13/2009.
^ "Wind unter den Flügeln der Sozialdemokratie". Retrieved 2011-12-06.

External links

Official website

Political offices
Preceded by Gerhard Glogowski	Minister-President of Lower Saxony 1999–2003	Succeeded by Christian Wulff
Preceded by Jürgen Trittin	German Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety 2005–2009	Succeeded by Norbert Röttgen
Party political offices
Preceded by Franz Müntefering	Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany since 2009	Incumbent

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[zeitde2010-02-1] Wir sind nicht aus Versehen Opposition?, Die Zeit, 02/07/2010; >2003 wurde Gabriel SPD-Beauftragter für "Popkultur und Popdiskurs" – was ihm den Spitznamen "Siggi Pop" eintrug<

[2] Jerusalem Post 15/03/2012.

[3] Spiegel Online 11/13/2009.

[4] "Wind unter den Flügeln der Sozialdemokratie". Retrieved 2011-12-06.

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 On 15 December 1999, after the resignation of [[Gerhard Glogowski]], who had succeeded [[Gerhard Schröder]] in office, Gabriel became [[Minister-President of Lower Saxony]] and served until 4 March 2003. After being voted out of office, he became the SPD's "Representative for Pop Culture and Pop Discourse" from 2003 to 2005, for which he was bestowed the nickname ''Siggi Pop''.<ref name="zeitde2010-02">[http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2010-02/gabriel-opposition Wir sind nicht aus Versehen Opposition?], ''[[Die Zeit]]'', 02/07/2010; ''>2003 wurde Gabriel SPD-Beauftragter für "Popkultur und Popdiskurs" – was ihm den Spitznamen "Siggi Pop" eintrug<''</ref> From 2005 to 2009 he was the [[Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Germany)|Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety]] in the first cabinet of [[Angela Merkel]] (CDU).
-He has promoted the [[International Renewable Energy Agency]]. He called the speeches of [[Thilo Sarrazin]], his party colleague who wrote critically about immigration, "verbal violence," .
+He has promoted the [[International Renewable Energy Agency]]. He called the speeches of [[Thilo Sarrazin]], his party colleague who wrote critically about immigration, "verbal violence," . Gabriel called Israel an "Apartheid-Regime"<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=261998 ''Jerusalem Post'' 15/03/2012].</ref>.
 Following the SPD's defeat in the [[German federal election, 2009|federal election of 2009]], [[Franz Müntefering]] resigned from the position of party chairman of the Social Democratic Party. Gabriel was nominated as his successor and was elected on 13 November 2009<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/0,1518,661227,00.html ''Spiegel Online'' 11/13/2009].</ref>. Gabriel was re-elected as party chairman for a further two years at the SPD party conference in Berlin on 5 December 2011, receiving 91.6% of the vote<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/gabriel-als-spd-chef-wiedergewaehlt-wind-unter-den-fluegeln-der-sozialdemokratie-1.1226716|accessdate=2011-12-06|title=Wind unter den Flügeln der Sozialdemokratie}}</ref>.