Daniela Schadt

German journalist
Daniela Schadt
Daniela Schadt in 2017
Companion of the President of Germany
In role
18 March 2012 – 18 March 2017
PresidentJoachim Gauck
Preceded byBettina Wulff
Succeeded byElke Büdenbender
Personal details
Born
Daniela Schadt

(1960-01-03) 3 January 1960 (age 64)
Hanau, West Germany
Domestic partner(s)Joachim Gauck
(2000–present)
Alma materUniversity of Frankfurt
OccupationJournalist and Editor

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

Honours

Foreign Honours

References

  1. ^ Roman Deininger: Die Kandidatin an seiner Seite, in: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 29. Juni 2010
  2. ^ Andrea Dernbach: "Ich unterstütze ihn aus vollem Herzen", in: Der Tagesspiegel, 22. Juni 2010
  3. ^ Daniela Schadt Archived 2013-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, in: www.bundespräsident.de
  4. ^ a b Neue First Lady Daniela Schaft, Bild
  5. ^ Eine Hessin wird First Lady, Frankfurter Rundschau
  6. ^ Board of Trustees Jewish Museum Berlin.
  7. ^ General Assembly of Members UNICEF Deutschland.
  8. ^ https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qhVG8dpC8nQ/Vt_xSU-TM7I/AAAAAAAA-Gc/lR0YlJekGMo/s600/Queen-Mathilde-7.jpg[bare URL image file]
  9. ^ https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uYjpg8sky1k/Vt_xRIQE4BI/AAAAAAAA-GQ/yy_waOByysk/s600/Queen-Mathilde-1.jpg[bare URL image file]
  10. ^ "Par Triju Zvaigžņu ordeņa piešķiršanu - Latvijas Vēstnesis".
Unofficial roles
Preceded by Companion of the President of Germany
2012–2017
Succeeded by
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