What is Peer Steinbrück?
{{BLP unsourced|date=September 2012}} '''Peer Steinbrück''' (born 10 January 1947) is a [[Germany|German]] politician. Steinbrück was born in [[Hamburg]]. From 1968 to 1969 he was training as a reserve officer of the [[Bundeswehr]] (German army). From 1970 to 1974 he studied [[national economy]] in [[Kiel]]. After that he worked in different ministries. In 1969 he joined the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] (SPD). In 1993 he became Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure in the State of [[Schleswig-Holstein]]. In 1998 he changed to the State of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] and became Secretary for Infrastructure, up from 2000 Secretary of Finance. In 2000 he was elected into the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia. He was [[Minister President]] (Ministerpräsident) of North Rhine-Westphalia from November 2002 to June 2005. On the state election on 22 May 2005 Steinbrück failed to be reelected as Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia. His successor was [[Jürgen Rüttgers]] (CDU). Since November 2005 he has been finance minister of Germany and Vice chief of SPD. {{Politics-stub}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Steinbruck, Peer}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ministers-President of North Rhine-Westphalia]] [[Category:Politicians from Hamburg]] [[Category:Politicians of the Social Democratic Party of Germany]] [[Category:Finance ministers of Germany]]