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Dr. Theo Waigel

Former Federal Minister of Finance

Dr. Theo Waigel, former Federal Minister of Finance and "Father of the Euro," is now working as a lawyer and sought-after speaker at corporate events and conferences. His long political career includes roles as the economic policy spokesperson for the Union and head of the CSU regional group. With his humor and subtle irony, he captivates his audience and shares well-founded knowledge from his political experience.

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Category

Politics, Demographics & Globalization

Languages

de
Dr. Theo Waigel

Vita

Dr. Theo Waigel studied law in Munich and Würzburg. He has been a member of the CSU since 1960. From 1971, he was state chairman of the JU for four years and entered the Bundestag in 1972, where he was a member until 2002. Theo Waigel also served as economic policy spokesman for the CDU/CSU and as head of the CSU parliamentary group in Bonn. In 1989, Helmut Kohl appointed him to the cabinet as Federal Minister of Finance. During his time in office, which was marked by German reunification and the integration of Europe, he signed the Maastricht Treaty on Monetary Union on behalf of the German government in 1992, earning him the title of “father of the euro” in Germany. The former CSU leader and long-serving Federal Minister of Finance now works as a lawyer and is a popular speaker at corporate events and congresses, retaining his sense of humor and subtle irony, for which he was sometimes feared.

Topics

  • Europe at the start of the new millennium
  • EU enlargement to the east
  • Germany faces new challenges - The Federal Republic's foreign and security policy
  • Germany as a business location
  • Germany/Europe as a financial centre
  • Globalization - opportunities and limits
  • Internationalization of business and politics
  • Global economic paradigm shift
  • Challenges for financial policy in the new millennium
  • Further topics on request

References & Press

  • on request