Boris Ludwig Pistorius 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.
- Occupation
- politician, jurist, merchant, lawyer
- Position held
- Q133871803, Member of the Bundesrat of Germany, member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony, deputy member of the Bundesrat of Germany
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Born
- March 14, 1960, 1960
- Website
- https://www.boris-pistorius.de/