2015 | ZDFinfo | 45 min.
They stand in the shadow of their powerful husbands: the wives of the German chancellors. Without office or title, they are under constant scrutiny, are constantly present on television and in the press and are in the spotlight at every appearance. No error is overlooked or forgotten.
Since the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, seven women have been active in the public sphere, sometimes quietly and elegantly, sometimes self-confidently and combatively; and in 2005, Joachim Sauer, Angela Merkel’s husband, became the first man to join their ranks. A protocol sensation, but he also shines in this role with both restraint and aplomb.n and the former First Ladies, a vivid picture of contemporary German history emerges.
