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  1. Joachim Wilhelm Gauck ( German: [joˈʔaxɪm ˈɡaʊk] ⓘ; born 24 January 1940) is a German politician who served as President of Germany from 2012 to 2017. A former Lutheran pastor, he came to prominence as an anti-communist civil rights activist in East Germany.

  2. Joachim Gauck (* 24. Januar 1940 in Rostock) ist ein deutscher Politiker und evangelischer Theologe. Er war vom 18. März 2012 bis zum 18. März 2017 der elfte Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der erste Parteilose in diesem Amt. Zu DDR -Zeiten war Gauck evangelisch-lutherischer Pastor und Kirchenfunktionär.

  3. Paneuropa-Tage. Bei der Eröffnung der 50. Paneuropa-Tage der ältesten europäischen Einigungsbewegung erhält Bundespräsident a.D. Joachim Gauck die Sonderstufe der Paneuropa-Verdienstmedaille von der Paneuropa-Union Deutschland. mehr.

  4. Jan 18, 2017 · Joachim Gauck showed more emotions during his presidency than most - if not all - of his predecessors. No German president shed as many tears as Gauck during his tenure.

  5. Joachim Gauck regards the Federal Republic as "the best Germany we have ever had": because of the rule of law, its stable democracy and its protection of civil rights; but also because of its internal peace, fostered by an advanced welfare state and economic development that has resulted in prosperity for many.

  6. Joachim Gauck was elected president of Germany in March 2012, becoming the third person to hold that office in as many years. Unaffiliated with any political party, Gauck was a popular choice for the largely ceremonial role because of his history as a pro-democracy dissident….

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  8. Mar 16, 2012 · When Joachim Gauck is elected German president on Sunday, it will go down in history as the day when East Germans were finally able to ditch the feeling of being the nation's underdogs.