Peter Altmaier

Peter Altmaier
Peter Altmaier
Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy
	In office; 14 March 2018 – 8 December 2021
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Brigitte Zypries
Succeeded by	Robert Habeck
Minister of Finance
	Acting
	In office; 24 October 2017 – 14 March 2018
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Wolfgang Schäuble
Succeeded by	Olaf Scholz
Head of the Chancellery; Minister for Special Affairs
	In office; 17 December 2013 – 14 March 2018
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Ronald Pofalla
Succeeded by	Helge Braun
Commissioner for the; Federal Intelligence Services
	In office; 17 December 2013 – 13 January 2014
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Coordinator	Günter Heiß
Preceded by	Ronald Pofalla
Succeeded by	Klaus-Dieter Fritsche
Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
	In office; 22 May 2012 – 17 December 2013
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Norbert Röttgen
Succeeded by	Barbara Hendricks
Chief Whip of the CDU/CSU Group; in the Bundestag
	In office; 27 October 2009 – 22 May 2012
Leader	Volker Kauder
Preceded by	Norbert Röttgen
Succeeded by	Michael Grosse-Brömer
Parliamentary State Secretary; in the Ministry of the Interior
	In office; 3 November 2005 – 27 October 2009
Minister	Wolfgang Schäuble
Preceded by	Ute Vogt
Succeeded by	Ole Schröder
Preceded by
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the Bundestag ; for Saarlouis
	In office; 27 October 2009 – 26 October 2021
Preceded by	Ottmar Schreiner
Succeeded by	Heiko Maas
Member of the Bundestag ; for Saarland
	In office; 10 November 1994 – 27 October 2009
Preceded by	multi-member district
Succeeded by	multi-member district
Constituency	CDU List
Personal details
Born	18 June 1958 (age 65); Ensdorf, Saarland, West Germany
Political party	Christian Democratic Union
Alma mater	Saarland University

Peter Altmaier (born 18 June 1958) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Acting Minister of Finance from 2017 to 2018 and as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy from 2018 to 2021. He previously served as Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety from May 2012 to December 2013 and Head of the German Chancellery and as Federal Minister for Special Affairs from December 2013 to March 2018. Altmaier is widely seen as one of Chancellor Angela Merkel's most trusted advisors^[1]^[2] and advocates for her more centrist wing of the CDU.^[3] He is known for his "compromising style"^[4] and was described in 2017 as "the most powerful man in Berlin".^[5]

Peter Altmaier coined the German term "Altmaier-Delle", which describes the poor development of renewable energies in Germany during his time in office.^[6]^[7]^[8]

He represented Saarlouis in the Bundestag between 2009 and 2021.

^ Quentin Peel (16 May 2012), Merkel sacks minister after election defeat Financial Times.
^ Euro Group Delays Meeting: Berlin Grows Impatient over Greece Spiegel Online, 15 February 2012.
^ Emily Schultheis (5 January 2018), 8 key players in Germany’s coalition talks Politico Europe.
^ Stefan Wagstyl (14 December 2013), Germany’s SPD backs coalition with Merkel’s CDU Financial Times.
^ Jeremy Cliffe (12 April 2017). "Who is Peter Altmaier and why does he matter?". The Economist. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
^ Hecking, Claus; Schultz, Stefan (29 April 2022). "(S+) Wie Robert Habeck die heimische Ökostromindustrie hochpäppeln will". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ "Peter Altmaier - der freundliche Panikmacher". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). 10 February 2018. ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ Kempf, Andreas (19 October 2022). "Wirtschaftsminister ohne Plan: Wie schlecht war Altmaier wirklich? Eine Abrechnung". FOCUS Online.

[ft.com-1] Quentin Peel (16 May 2012), Merkel sacks minister after election defeat Financial Times.

[2] Euro Group Delays Meeting: Berlin Grows Impatient over Greece Spiegel Online, 15 February 2012.

[3] Emily Schultheis (5 January 2018), 8 key players in Germany’s coalition talks Politico Europe.

[4] Stefan Wagstyl (14 December 2013), Germany’s SPD backs coalition with Merkel’s CDU Financial Times.

[theeco-5] Jeremy Cliffe (12 April 2017). "Who is Peter Altmaier and why does he matter?". The Economist. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

[6] Hecking, Claus; Schultz, Stefan (29 April 2022). "(S+) Wie Robert Habeck die heimische Ökostromindustrie hochpäppeln will". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[7] "Peter Altmaier - der freundliche Panikmacher". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). 10 February 2018. ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[8] Kempf, Andreas (19 October 2022). "Wirtschaftsminister ohne Plan: Wie schlecht war Altmaier wirklich? Eine Abrechnung". FOCUS Online.

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