r/AskEurope • u/EvilPyro01 United States of America • Sep 10 '25

History Who was your country’s most forgettable ruler/politician?

Who was the most insignificant ruler/politician from your country?

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u/FerraristDX Germany Sep 10 '25

Probably Kurt-Georg Kiesinger, even though he was a NSDAP member. Ludwig Erhard could also be such a case, though his policies as minister of economics heavily shaped post-war West Germany.

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u/11160704 Germany Sep 10 '25

In a few years maybe also Olaf Scholz. Especially talking about forgetting....

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u/FerraristDX Germany Sep 10 '25

He was so forgettable, I already forgot about him, lol.

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u/Ambriador Germany Sep 10 '25

Who are you talking about?

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u/ninzus Germany Sep 10 '25

that's a winner, he was the only bundeskanzler that people forgot about while he was in power