Daniela Schadt

Daniela Schadt (born 3 January 1960 in Hanau, West Germany) is a German journalist, and, since 2000, the domestic partner of Joachim Gauck, former President of Germany, who has been legally married since 1959 to Gerhild Radtke.[1][2][3] She has sometimes been referred to by the media as "First Lady".[4][5]

Daniela Schadt
Daniela Schadt in 2017.
Partner of the President of Germany
In role 18 March, 2012 – 18 March, 2017
President	Joachim Gauck
Preceded by	Bettina Wulff
Succeeded by	Elke Büdenbender
Personal details
Born	Daniela Schadt (1960-01-03) 3 January 1960 Hanau, West Germany
Spouse(s)	Joachim Gauck ( m. 2000)
Alma mater	University of Frankfurt
Occupation	Journalist and Editor

Early life and education

Daniela Schadt studied German, French, and politics at the University of Frankfurt.

Career

In 1985, Schadt became an editor at the Nürnberger Zeitung and was in charge of the German politics section. Upon the election of Gauck as President, she left the newspaper.[4]

Other activities

• Jewish Museum Berlin, Member of the Board of Trustees[6]
• UNICEF National Committee of Germany, Member[7]

Honours

Foreign Honours

•  Belgium: Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold[8][9]
•  Estonia: Member I Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
•  France: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
•  Latvia: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars (3 July 2013) [10]
•  Lithuania: Grand cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great
•  Norway: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
•  Sweden: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star

References

1. Roman Deininger: Die Kandidatin an seiner Seite, in: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 29. Juni 2010
2. Andrea Dernbach: "Ich unterstütze ihn aus vollem Herzen", in: Der Tagesspiegel, 22. Juni 2010
3. Daniela Schadt Archived 2013-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, in: www.bundespräsident.de
4. Neue First Lady Daniela Schaft, Bild
5. Eine Hessin wird First Lady, Frankfurter Rundschau
6. Board of Trustees Jewish Museum Berlin.
7. General Assembly of Members UNICEF Deutschland.
8. https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qhVG8dpC8nQ/Vt_xSU-TM7I/AAAAAAAA-Gc/lR0YlJekGMo/s600/Queen-Mathilde-7.jpg
9. https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uYjpg8sky1k/Vt_xRIQE4BI/AAAAAAAA-GQ/yy_waOByysk/s600/Queen-Mathilde-1.jpg
10. https://www.vestnesis.lv/op/2013/129.21/

Unofficial roles
Preceded by Bettina Wulff	Partner of the President of Germany 2012–2017	Succeeded by Elke Büdenbender