What is Klaus Wowereit's profession?

Klaus Wowereit is a German politician, lawyer, and LGBTQ rights activist.

What educational background does Klaus Wowereit have?

He holds a law degree and works as a lawyer by profession.

What organizations has Klaus Wowereit been affiliated with?

He has been affiliated with the Young Socialists in the SPD (Jusos), Freie Universität Berlin, and served on the supervisory board of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH.

What international honors has Klaus Wowereit received?

He has been awarded the Commander of the Legion of Honour (France), Order of the Tribute to the Republic (Malta), Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, and the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.

What causes does Klaus Wowereit advocate for?

He is an active supporter of LGBTQ rights issues in Germany.

Klaus Wowereit

German politician

Person human Q8863

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[24]
Date of birth: October 1, 1953
Place of birth: West Berlin
Country of citizenship: Germany^[8]
Occupation: politician, autobiographer, non-fiction writer, lawyer, LGBTQ rights activist, mayor^[9]
Position held: Governing Mayor of Berlin, member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin, President of the Bundesrat of Germany, Commissioner for Franco-German Cooperation^[10]
Educated at: Freie Universität Berlin^[11]
Religion or worldview: Catholic Church^[23]
Member of political party: Social Democratic Party of Germany^[26]
Award received: Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Commander of the Legion of Honour, language adulterator award, Order of the Tribute to the Republic, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Stadtältester von Berlin, Rosa-Courage-Preis^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]
Official website: www.klaus-wowereit.de^[31]
Work location: Berlin^[32]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German^[38]
Family name: Wowereit^[29]
Given name: Klaus^[30]
Member of: Young Socialists in the SPD, supervisory board^[21]^[22]
Motto text: Ich bin schwul und das ist auch gut so.^[40]
Name in native language: Klaus Wowereit^[41]
Nickname: Regierender Partymeister^[39]
Participant in: 2012 German presidential election, 2009 German presidential election, 2004 German presidential election, 2010 German presidential election, list of participants in the coalition talks between the CDU/CSU and SPD in 2013^[33]^[34]^[35]^[36]^[37]
Residence: Berlin^[28]
Sexual orientation: gay^[25]
Unmarried partner: Jörn Kubicki^[27]

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VIAF cluster ID: 175280852
Library of Congress authority ID: n2007085018
GND ID: 128407360
Image (Wikimedia Commons): MKr20441 Klaus Wowereit (Berlinale 2023).jpg ↗
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: wowereit-klaus
DDB person (GND) ID: 128407360
Der Spiegel topic ID: klaus_wowereit
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 128407360
FAST ID: 1691032
FID performing arts ID: agent/gnd_128407360
Filmportal ID: 673a32b12ab94b6d9652fe7f85798264

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Freebase ID: /m/01klmw
GTAA ID: 221051
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Klaus_Wowereit
IMDb ID: nm1392348
IdRef ID: 16543189X
IxTheo authority ID: 372647006
JRC Names ID: 3267
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 128407360
Munzinger person ID: 00000023754
Museum-digital ID: 127323
NLP ID: a0000003007416
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810657846305606
OpenSanctions ID: Klaus Wowereit
PM20 folder ID: pe/018786
Perlentaucher ID: klaus-wowereit
Plex person key: 5d7768bb7a53e9001e6d78c6
SNAC ARK ID: w6tt7bkz
Süddeutsche Zeitung topic ID: Klaus_Wowereit
TMDB person ID: 1522382
Topic's main category: Category:Klaus Wowereit
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Yale LUX ID: person/4cfe9499-3005-4d4c-a3b3-81ba9fb9053e
ČSFD person ID: 245298

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Occupation 5

politician, lawyer, LGBTQ rights activist, autobiographer, non-fiction writer

Award received 4

Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Order of the Tribute to the Republic, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Participant in 4

2012 German presidential election, 2009 German presidential election, 2010 German presidential election, 2004 German presidential election

Participated in 4

2012 German presidential election, 2009 German presidential election, 2010 German presidential election, 2004 German presidential election

Member of 2

supervisory board, Young Socialists in the SPD

Position held 2

Governing Mayor of Berlin, President of the Bundesrat of Germany

Country of citizenship 1

Germany

Educated at 1

Freie Universität Berlin

Given name 1

Klaus

Heads of government of 1

Berlin

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

German

Member of political party 1

Social Democratic Party of Germany

OpenSanctions ID 1

Klaus Wowereit

Place of birth 1

West Berlin

Religion or worldview 1

Catholic Church

Residence 1

Berlin

Sex or gender 1

male

Sexual orientation 1

homosexuality

Work location 1

Berlin

← Director / manager 1

Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH

← OpenSanctions ID 1

Klaus Wowereit

← Position holder 1

President of the Bundesrat of Germany

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Summary

Klaus Wowereit was born on October 1, 1953^[1], in West Berlin^[2]. He has worked as a politician^[3], autobiographer^[4], non-fiction writer^[5], lawyer^[6], and LGBTQ rights activist^[7].

FAQs

Where was Klaus Wowereit born?

Klaus Wowereit's place of birth was West Berlin^[2].

What did Klaus Wowereit do for work?

Klaus Wowereit worked as a politician^[3], autobiographer^[4], non-fiction writer^[5], lawyer^[6], and LGBTQ rights activist^[7].

Where did Klaus Wowereit go to school?

Klaus Wowereit was educated at Freie Universität Berlin^[11].

What awards did Klaus Wowereit receive?

Honors received include Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[12], Commander of the Legion of Honour^[13], language adulterator award^[14], and Order of the Tribute to the Republic^[15].

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[2] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — place of birth (P19): West Berlin. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — country of citizenship (P27): Germany. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — position held (P39): member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — educated at (P69): Freie Universität Berlin. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — sexual orientation (P91): gay. Erster Abgeordneter verpartnert sich. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — member of political party (P102): Social Democratic Party of Germany. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — occupation (P106): politician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — occupation (P106): autobiographer. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — occupation (P106): non-fiction writer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — occupation (P106): lawyer. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — occupation (P106): LGBTQ rights activist. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — occupation (P106): mayor. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — religion or worldview (P140): Catholic Church. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — award received (P166): Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — award received (P166): Commander of the Legion of Honour. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — award received (P166): language adulterator award. vds-ev.de. Retrieved 2019-01-06. vds-ev.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — award received (P166): Order of the Tribute to the Republic. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — award received (P166): Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal. ordens.presidencia.pt. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — award received (P166): Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — award received (P166): Royal Norwegian Order of Merit. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — award received (P166): Stadtältester von Berlin. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — award received (P166): Rosa-Courage-Preis. rosa-courage.de. rosa-courage.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — unmarried partner (P451): Jörn Kubicki. Q88973833. berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — member of (P463): Young Socialists in the SPD. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — member of (P463): supervisory board. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — residence (P551): Berlin. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — date of birth (P569): October 1, 1953. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. munzinger.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — family name (P734): Wowereit. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — given name (P735): Klaus. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — official website (P856): http://www.klaus-wowereit.de/. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — work location (P937): Berlin. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — participant in (P1344): 2012 German presidential election. bundestag.de. bundestag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — participant in (P1344): 2009 German presidential election. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — participant in (P1344): 2004 German presidential election. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — participant in (P1344): 2010 German presidential election. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — participant in (P1344): list of participants in the coalition talks between the CDU/CSU and SPD in 2013. zeit.de. zeit.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — nickname (P1449): Regierender Partymeister. sueddeutsche.de. Retrieved 2023-08-20. sueddeutsche.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — motto text (P1451): Ich bin schwul und das ist auch gut so.. Q88973833. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Klaus Wowereit — name in native language (P1559): Klaus Wowereit. wikidata.org.

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