- Born
- Birth nameEdmund Rüdiger Stoiber
- Nickname
- Ähdmund
- Edmund Stoiber was born on September 28, 1941 in Oberaudorf, Bavaria, Germany. He has been married to Karin Stoiber since February 23, 1968. They have three children.
- SpouseKarin Stoiber(February 23, 1968 - present) (3 children)
- Extensive use of 'äh' (i. e. 'er') when speaking under strain
- German politician (Christian Social Union).
- Minister-president (prime minister) of the west German federal state Bavaria from 28 May 1993 to 30 September 2007 and chairman of the Christian Social Union from 1999 to 30 September 2007.
- After being attacked in his own party for weeks, he decided to resign as party chairman and Bavarian minister-president in September 2007 (18 January 2007).
- Was the conservative candidate to become German Chancellor in 2002, but lost against Gerhard Schröder.
- In a legendary interview on Sabine Christiansen (1998), he confused the host Sabine Christiansen with his political rival Angela Merkel (2002).
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