What is Gesine Schwan?
{{Infobox President | name = Gesine Schwan | image = 2015-12_Gesine_Schwan_SPD_Bundesparteitag_by_Olaf_Kosinsky-8.jpg | imagesize = 200px | order = President of the [[Viadrina European University]] | term_start = 1 October 1999 | term_end = 30 September 2008 | predecessor = Hans Weiler | successor = [[Gunter Pleuger]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|5|22|df=y}} | birth_place = Berlin | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = [[Free University of Berlin]]<br />[[University of Freiburg]] | spouse = Alexander Schwan (died 1989)<br />[[Peter Eigen]] (since 2004) | profession = [[Political scientist]] | party = [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] }} '''Gesine Schwan''' (born 22 May 1943) is a German [[political science]] professor. She is a member of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]]. The party has nominated her twice as a candidate for the federal [[President of Germany|presidential elections]]. On 23 May 2004, she was defeated by the [[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|Christian Democrat]] [[Horst Köhler]]. On 23 May 2009, Köhler beat her again to win his second term.<ref name=dw>{{cite web |last=Abramsohn |first=Jennifer |title=Presidency Dispute Deepens Rift in Merkel's Coalition |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |date=2008-05-27 |url=http://www.openeurope.org.uk/research/mainfindings.pdf |access-date=2008-08-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813012051/http://www.openeurope.org.uk/research/mainfindings.pdf |archive-date=2008-08-13 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwan, Gesine}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Politicians of the Social Democratic Party of Germany]] [[Category:Politicians from Berlin]] [[Category:Academics of the Free University of Berlin]] {{bio-stub}}