Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg

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Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is a German businessman and politician of the Christian Social Union.

Education

Guttenberg studied law at the University of Bayreuth, where he passed the first legal state examination (said to be the equivalent of a master's degree) in 1999. He also studied political science at the University of Bayreuth, finishing his thesis in 2006.[1] In 2011 he resigned from his position as German defence minister following a plagiarism scandal regarding his PhD thesis.[1]

Political Career

Affiliations

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Helen Pidd, 'German defence minister resigns in PhD plagiarism row', The Guardian, 1 March 2011.
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