Boris Pistorius
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Pistorius in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Defence | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 19 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | Olaf Scholz Friedrich Merz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Christine Lambrecht | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister for Interior and Sports of Lower Saxony | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 19 February 2013 – 18 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister-President | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Uwe Schünemann | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Daniela Behrens | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lord Mayor of Osnabrück | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 7 November 2006 – 19 February 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Hans-Jürgen Fip | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Wolfgang Griesert | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Boris Ludwig Pistorius 14 March 1960 Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Social Democratic (1976–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sabine Pistorius (died 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch/service | Bundeswehr | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1980–1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | German Army (Heer) / Flugabwehrregiment 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boris Ludwig Pistorius (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔʁɪs pɪsˈtoːʁiʊs]; born 14 March 1960) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who has been serving as Federal Minister of Defence in the governments of successive Chancellors Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz since 2023, making him the only minister of the Scholz cabinet to retain his position. He is considered to be amongst the most popular politicians in Germany, receiving significant popular approval ever since his appointment to the Defence Ministry.
Since the 2025 federal election, he is a member of the 21st Bundestag. Earlier in his career, Pistorius was a member of the State Parliament of Lower Saxony, and served as State Minister for Interior and Sports in the state government of Lower Saxony (Cabinet Weil II) from 2013 to 2017. From 2006 to 2013, Pistorius was Lord Mayor of Osnabrück.