Eva Luise Köhler (German: [ˈkøːlɐ] ; née Bohnet; born 2 January 1947) is the wife of former German president Horst Köhler and as such, was sometimes referred to by the media as the "First Lady" during her husband's presidency.[1]
Eva Köhler | |
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| Spouse of the President of Germany | |
| In role 1 July 2004 – 31 May 2010 | |
| President | Horst Köhler |
| Preceded by | Christina Rau |
| Succeeded by | Bettina Wulff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eva Luise Bohnet 2 January 1947 Ludwigsburg, Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (1972–1990) Christian Democratic Union |
| Spouse | Horst Köhler |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Education and career
editShe completed her Abitur in Ludwigsburg in 1966, and studied History, Germanistics and Religion. She then became a teacher of German. Eva Köhler was a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1972 to 1990 as she advocated Willy Brandt's Ostpolitik and participated in local politics. She left the SPD because she disliked the politics of Oskar Lafontaine.
Personal life
editEva and Horst Köhler have two children, Ulrike (born 1972) and Jochen (born 1977).
Honours
editForeign honours
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Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (21 March 2006)[2]
Lithuania : Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great (19 October 2005) [3]
Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (2 March 2009)
Netherlands : Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (2007)[4]
References
edit- ^ "Ex-First-Lady Eva Köhler im Interview: "Menschen mit seltenen Erkrankungen fallen durchs soziale Netz"". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). 27 February 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ Sito web del Quirinale: dettaglio decorato.
- ^ Lithuanian Presidency Website, Search form Archived 19 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gotha.fr, State visit of Germany to the Netherlands, 2007, Photo Archived 21 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
