Eva Köhler

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Eva Köhler
Spouse of the President of Germany
In role 1 July 2004 – 31 May 2010
President	Horst Köhler
Preceded by	Christina Rau
Succeeded by	Bettina Wulff
Personal details
Born	Eva Luise Bohnet (1947-01-02) 2 January 1947 (age 74) Ludwigsburg, Allied-occupied Germany
Political party	Social Democratic Party (1972–1990) Christian Democratic Union
Spouse(s)	Horst Köhler
Children	Ulrike Köhler Jochen Köhler
Occupation	Teacher

Eva Luise Köhler (German: [ˈkøːlɐ] (listen); born 2 January 1947, in Ludwigsburg as Eva Luise Bohnet) is the wife of the former German President Horst Köhler and as such, was sometimes referred to by the media as the "First Lady" during her husband's presidency.^[1]

Education and Career[]

She completed her Abitur in Ludwigsburg in 1966, and studied History, Germanistics and Religion. She then became a teacher of German. Eva Köhler was a member of the Social Democratic Party from 1972 to 1990 as she advocated Willy Brandt's Ostpolitik and participated in local politics. She left the SPD because she disliked the politics of Oskar Lafontaine.

Personal life[]

Eva and Horst Köhler have two children, Ulrike (born 1972) and Jochen (born 1977).

Honours[]

Foreign honours[]

•  Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (21 March 2006)^[2]
•  Lithuania : Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great (19 October 2005) ^[3]
•  Netherlands : Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (2007)^[4]

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