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Born Jan 21, 1954 · Bonn, Germany
Awards: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Grand Cross of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal, BigBrotherAwards, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Karl Ernst Thomas de Maizière is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Federal Minister of the Interior from 2009 to 2011 and 2013 to 2018, as well as Federal Minister of Defence from 2011 to 2013.