He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the ...

Internationally, she developed close working relationships with many world leaders, including former U.S. President Barack ...

Angela Merkel has praised Horst Koehler for his ... Horst Koehler was the head of the IMF before becoming Germany’s president in 2004 Credit: Getty Images North America But in May the following ...

That was not the type of American president Merkel and other Germans were used to. Merkel was born in 1954, when Germany was split into two countries: communist, Soviet-aligned East Germany ...

A respected global policymaker with a particular interest in Africa, Köhler also helmed the International Monetary Fund for ...

Germany's former president Horst Koehler, who served as head of state from 2004 to 2010 and was a strong backer of Africa, ...

Leaders of Germany's Social Democrats have chosen Martin Schulz, for many years president of the European Parliament, as their candidate to unseat Chancellor Angela Merkel. Schulz promised ...

Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the ...

Once little-known among his fellow Germans, Mr Kohler became a popular head of state, often positioning himself as an ...

Horst Koehler, former German president from 2004 to 2010 and a respected global policymaker with a particular interest in ...

BERLIN — Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the country by resigning abruptly in a flap over comments about ...