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Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of Germany, 1982 to 1998

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Presided over German reunification in 1990 and pushed European integration, including the euro, in the longest chancellorship since Bismarck.

Helmut Kohl sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning globalist on nation and leaning free market on economy.

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Where Helmut Kohl sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Helmut Kohl

Edward Heath Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970 to 197499%Brian Mulroney Prime Minister of Canada, 1984 to 199399%Konrad Adenauer Chancellor of West Germany, 1949 to 196399%David Brooks American columnist99%Ludwig Erhard Chancellor of West Germany, 1963 to 196699%Luc Frieden Prime Minister of Luxembourg, 2023 to present99%Adolfo Suárez Prime Minister of Spain, 1976 to 198198%Luís Montenegro Prime Minister of Portugal, 2024 to present98%

People furthest from Helmut Kohl

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19408%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 200612%Peter Kropotkin Russian anarchist and naturalist, 1842 to 192113%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 198014%

Political views closest to Helmut Kohl

OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…99%Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…98%Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…98%Christian democracyBlends Christian social teaching, a social market economy and European cooperation.96%

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