How tall is Ursula von der Leyen?
Ursula von der Leyen's listed height is 161 cm (5'3"). She is taller than about 29% of women in Germany.
Where 161 cm sits among women in Germany
Taller than about 29% of women in Germany born in 1958 (average 164.6 cm).
About Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen is a German politician and physician, born Ursula Gertrud Albrecht on 8 October 1958 in Ixelles. She was raised in Brussels, Belgium, by German parents and brought up bilingually in German and French. Her father, Ernst Albrecht, was one of the first European civil servants.
She moved to Germany in 1971, graduated from the London School of Economics in 1978 and acquired her medical licence from Hanover Medical School in 1987. After marrying fellow physician Heiko von der Leyen, she lived for four years in the United States in the 1990s. She became involved in local politics in the Hanover region in the late 1990s and served as a cabinet minister in the state government of Lower Saxony from 2003 to 2005. She joined Angela Merkel's federal cabinet in 2005 and last served as Federal Minister for Defence.
At a listed 161 cm (5'3"), von der Leyen is married to Heiko von der Leyen. She has served as President of the European Commission since 2019 and was re-elected to head it in July 2024. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Union.
Frequently asked
How tall is Ursula von der Leyen in feet and inches? Ursula von der Leyen is 5'3" tall, which is 161 cm, 63.4 inches or 1.61 m.
Is Ursula von der Leyen tall for women in Germany? At 161 cm she is taller than about 29% of women in Germany born in 1958, whose average height is 164.6 cm.
Sources
- Ursula von der Leyen on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Ursula von der Leyen on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 161 cm.
- Ursula von der Leyen on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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