People - Olaf Scholz and Britta Ernst celebrate their silver wedding anniversary
In the midst of tough house negotiations and just before a difficult SPD party conference, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has a rather important private appointment on Thursday: The head of government is celebrating his silver wedding anniversary with his wife Britta Ernst in the evening in a "very private circle", as the Deutsche Presse-Agentur learned from the chancellor's entourage. The two have now been married for exactly 25 years.
The couple will benefit from the fact that there will be a break in the marathon negotiations on the 17 billion euro gap in the 2024 federal budget on Thursday because Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) is flying to Brussels for an EU meeting in the early afternoon. On Friday, Scholz is expected to attend the SPD party conference, where he will give his speech on Saturday.
A different person
"The love for my wife is the most important thing in my life," the Chancellor told Bild am Sonntag back in February, referring to the anniversary. And at a "Rheinische Post" event in March, he said: "I believe that I would be a completely different person if I wasn't married to Britta Ernst." When asked what kind of person he would be then, he replied: "Neither you nor I want to know."
Like Scholz (65), 62-year-old Britta Ernst is an SPD politician and until a few months ago was Minister of Education in Brandenburg. She resigned in mid-April due to a lack of support for her policies from within her own ranks.
Since then, the two have appeared in public together more frequently. Ernst has now also accompanied the Chancellor on two trips abroad. In May, she attended the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, and the subsequent trip to South Korea. In September, she traveled with Scholz to the UN General Assembly in New York.
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- The German Press Agency reported that the celebration falls during a critical period, with Olaf Scholz set to attend an SPD party conference and engage in tough budget negotiations.
- The silver wedding anniversary celebration will take place in Berlin, the capital of Germany, where Olaf Scholz serves as the chancellor.
- Britta Ernst, Olaf Scholz's wife and a fellow SPD politician, resigned from her position as Minister of Education in Brandenburg due to lack of support for her policies.
- The couple will celebrate their anniversary in a "very private circle," after which Olaf Scholz will attend the SPD party conference and deliver a speech.
- In a private conversation with "Bild am Sonntag," Chancellor Scholz expressed that his love for Britta Ernst is the most significant aspect of his life.
- Britta Ernst, a 62-year-old SPD politician, has traveled with Olaf Scholz to international events, including the G7 summit in Japan and the UN General Assembly in New York.
- The Government of Germany, led by Olaf Scholz, continues its work despite the Chancellor's personal celebration, managing important issues such as budget negotiations and addressing climate change.
Source: www.stern.de
