European People’s Party
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen is a proud European, a mother of seven. A medical doctor by training, she has dedicated the last 20 years of her life to public service. She first became involved in politics at local and regional level. From 2005 to 2019, she was federal minister in charge of family and youth, then labour, and defence, in Germany.
She took the helm of the European Commission in 2019, where she steered the EU’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s war against Ukraine and the energy crisis. At the same time, she kept working to achieve the goals she set at the beginning of her mandate: a leading role of the EU in the global fight against climate change while boosting Europe’s clean tech industries, a digital decade and fair and competitive Europe, that leaves no one behind.
Now running for a second term as President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen aims to build a majority for a strong Europe, to protect our democracy, maintain our prosperity and improve the security of our common home.
Dream job as a kid:
As a kid, Ursula von der Leyen dreamed of becoming an Archaeologist.
