Eva Köhler

Eva Luise Köhler

Eva Luise and Horst Köhler
Born Eva Luise Bohnet
2 January 1947 (1947-01-02) (age 65)
Ludwigsburg
Spouse Horst Köhler
Children Ulrike Köhler, Jochen Köhler

' (born 2 January 1947 in Ludwigsburg as Eva Luise Bohnet') is the wife of the former German President Horst Köhler and First Lady of Germany from 2004 to 2010.[1]

She completed her Abitur in Ludwigsburg in 1966, and studied History, Germanistics and Religion. She then became a teacher of German. Eva Köhler was a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1972 to 1990 (as she advocated Willy Brandt's Ostpolitik) and participated in local politics. She left the SPD because she disliked the politics of Oskar Lafontaine.

Eva and Horst Köhler have two children, Ulrike (born 1972) and Jochen (born 1977).

References

  1. ^ "Ex-First-Lady Eva Köhler im Interview: „Menschen mit seltenen Erkrankungen fallen durchs soziale Netz“" (in German). Rhein-Zeitung. 27 February 2011. http://www.rhein-zeitung.de/startseite_artikel,-Ex-First-Lady-Eva-Koehler-im-Interview-%E2%80%9EMenschen-mit-seltenen-Erkrankungen-fallen-durchs-soziale-Net-_arid,210684.html. Retrieved 21 April 2011.