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Ursula von der Leyen

Member of the German Bundestag · jurisdiction DEU · evidence 2026-09-06Member of the German Bundestag · jurisdiction DEU · evidence 2026-09-06
Office history and evidence

Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen is a German politician and physician who has served as President of the European Commission since 2019. She served in the German federal government between 2005 and 2019, holding positions in Angela Merkel's cabinet, most recently as Federal Minister for Defence. She is a member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its affiliated European political party, the European People's Party (EPP). On 7 March 2024, the EPP elected her as its Spitzenkandidat to lead the campaign for the 2024 European Parliament elections. She was re-elected to head the Commission in July 2024.

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500
Events
268
Mentions
850
Busiest day
161 stories
Busiest day was 2026-09-16, with 161 stories.
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Mean tone of press coverage toward Ursula von der Leyen, −100 (critical) to +100 (favorable). Measures how the media covers the entity — not public opinion or polling. Missing coverage is unavailable, not neutral.

Scored stories
676
Scored articles
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Reputational risk
21
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Confidence
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Daily tone trend28 days
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News 1,348 (85%) Social 237 (15%)
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