1. Werner Hoyer was born on 17 November 1951 and is a German economist and politician of the Free Democratic Party who served as President of the European Investment Bank between 2012 and 2023.
11 Facts About Werner Hoyer
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Werner Hoyer taught international economics at the University of Cologne until 1994.
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Werner Hoyer is a member of the Union of European Federalists.
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In 1972, Werner Hoyer became a member of the FDP, and was a board member of the Young Liberals from 1983 to 1986.
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Werner Hoyer chaired the local party board in Cologne from 1984 to 1992, and became a member of the FDP board in North Rhine-Westphalia in 1984 and the federal FDP board in 1994.
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Werner Hoyer first became a member of the Bundestag in the 1987 elections, and served as chief whip from 1989 to 1993 and his party's spokesman for security policy from 1990 to 1994.
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From 1994 to 1998, Werner Hoyer was Minister of State at the Foreign Office in the Fifth Kohl Cabinet under Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel.
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From October 28,2009 Werner Hoyer was Minister of State at the Foreign Office in the Second Cabinet Merkel under Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle.
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In 2017, Werner Hoyer was re-appointed for a second six-year term.
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Werner Hoyer said the EIB had the resources to invest in Greek infrastructure and support Greek banks to revive lending to businesses.
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Various media outlets reported that Werner Hoyer was under investigation for corruption, abuse of influence, and the misappropriation of EU funds.