Daniela Schadt (born 3 January 1960 in Hanau, West Germany) is a German journalist, and, since 2000, the domestic partner of Joachim Gauck, former President of Germany, who has been legally married since 1959 to Gerhild Radtke.[1][2][3] She has sometimes been referred to by the media as "First Lady".[4][5]
Early life and education
Daniela Schadt studied German, French, and politics at the University of Frankfurt.
Career
In 1985, Schadt became an editor at the Nürnberger Zeitung and was in charge of the German politics section. Upon the election of Gauck as President, she left the newspaper.[4]
Other activities
- Jewish Museum Berlin, Member of the Board of Trustees[6]
- UNICEF National Committee of Germany, Member[7]
Honours
Foreign Honours
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold[8][9]
Estonia: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
France: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
Latvia: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars (3 July 2013) [10]
Lithuania: Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great
Norway: Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
Sweden: Member Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star
References
- ^ Roman Deininger: Die Kandidatin an seiner Seite, in: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 29. Juni 2010
- ^ Andrea Dernbach: "Ich unterstütze ihn aus vollem Herzen", in: Der Tagesspiegel, 22. Juni 2010
- ^ Daniela Schadt Archived 2013-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, in: www.bundespräsident.de
- ^ a b Neue First Lady Daniela Schaft Archived 2014-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, Bild
- ^ Eine Hessin wird First Lady, Frankfurter Rundschau
- ^ Board of Trustees Jewish Museum Berlin.
- ^ General Assembly of Members UNICEF Deutschland.
- ^ "Royal families". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19.
- ^ "Royal families". Archived from the original on 2016-04-23.
- ^ "Par Triju Zvaigžņu ordeņa piešķiršanu - Latvijas Vēstnesis".
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