Joachim Wilhelm Gauck is a German politician who served as President of Germany from 2012 to 2017. A former Lutheran pastor, he came to prominence as an anti-communist civil rights activist in East Germany. Wikipedia
Born: 1940 (age 84 years), Rostock, Germany
Spouse: Gerhild Gauck (m. 1959–1991)
Partner: Daniela Schadt (2000–)
Children: Christian Gauck, Gesine Gauck, Katharina Gauck, and more
Presidential term: March 18, 2012 – March 18, 2017
Education: University of Rostock
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Former German president, Joachim Gauck was a protestant pastor in East Germany before reunification.
As a Lutheran Pastor in East Germany, Gauck advocated from the pulpit to end Communist tyranny, and by 1990, democracy prevailed. In 2012, he was elected ...