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Boris Pistorius, the new Defense Minister - unknown outside Germany, popular at home

2023-01-17 20:09:49Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA SABINE KINKARTZ
Boris Pistorius, the new Defense Minister - unknown outside Germany, popular at
Boris Pistorius

Chancellor Scholz decided on a new Minister of Defense who is not known outside of Germany. Pistorius has been the interior minister of Lower Saxony for 9 years. There he is considered popular and a man of action.

The name of Boris Pistorius (SPD) was not mentioned as a candidate for the post of Minister of Defense after the handover of the task by Christine Lambrecht (SPD). Police, internal security, cybercrime, migration and sport have been the topics of the interior minister since 2013. But the 62-year-old lawyer has experience not only in running a ministry of the country, he also brings experience that is certainly in demand. in the Federal Ministry of Defence: Boris Pistorius is regarded as a strong enforcer and man of action, qualities that are urgently needed to recover the weaknesses of the Bundeswehr. After the Russian attack on Ukraine, Chancellor Scholz promised 100 billion euros of special funding for the army. With this, the Bundeswehr must be modernized, the German army complains about outdated combat equipment, she is low on ammunition and has many personnel problems. Bundestag defense chief Eva Högl painted a grim picture of the German army recently and said 300 billion euros are needed to equip the Bundeswehr for the future.

Boris Pistorius, the new Defense Minister - unknown outside Germany, popular at
With Chancellor Scholz at the opening of the election campaign in Lower Saxony, August 2022

Some time for acclimatization

Olaf Scholz decided for Pistorius also because he believes that he quickly acquires a complex subject. Because seen from the military point of view, this is an unknown field for Pistorius. Apart from his military service in 1980/81, he has not had much experience with the military. He has experience with the police. In Lower Saxony he has restructured the state's security apparatus, with many new policemen and the idea that the police should be present for the citizen in need. He sees the police as a communication partner for society, and an important pillar of democracy. This included the project to keep the police away from the infiltration attempts of right-wing extremists.

Ambition at the federal political level

Pistorius is seen as a politician who has seen beyond the border of the Saxon land. "The flood in Ahrtal, Putin's attack in violation of international law in Ukraine have effects on internal security in Germany and Lower Saxony as well - these are two developments that emphasize this importance", he said recently. For a long time, Pistorius has been seen as an ambitious politician even in the federation. In 2017, the social democrat was in the shadow cabinet of the candidate Martin Schulz, in case of victory he could become the minister of the interior. For this post, he was also mentioned in 2021 in the Scholz cabinet. In 2019, Pistorius ran together with Petra Köpping for the post of co-chair of the SPD and also ran against Scholz. In the end Saskia Esken and Norbert-Walter Borjans won.

Verbally aggressive and clear in statements

With the decision on Boris Pistorius, Scholz abandons the line so far that men and women are equally represented in the government cabinet. Now men are in the majority. Pistorius is a different type from Olaf Scholz. Verbally aggressive and clear in expression. He studied law in Osnabrück and Münster. Pistorius is a widower with two children. In October 2016 it became known that he is related to Doris Schröder-Kopf, the fourth ex-wife of former chancellor Gerhard Schröder. But the couple is currently separated.

Pistorius is known for his humor. An anecdote among journalistic circles: Before the 2021 elections, a reporter asked Pistorius in the Federal Council Chamber for an interview. But the reporter had confused Pistorius with Armin Laschet (CDU), who wanted to become German chancellor. Pistorius left nothing to chance and made the situation clear just before the start of the live interview. In the end, the laughter passed to the reporter as well./ DW


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