Question: On December 1st, 2019, Ursula von der Leyen took charge as the President of-
(a) World Bank
(b) IMF
(c) FATF
(d) European Commission
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- On 1st December 2019, Ursula von der Leyen took charge as the President of the European Commission.
- She is the first woman to become the President of the European Commission.
- She replaced Jean-Claude Juncke.
- Gynecologist by profession Ursula (aged 60) started her political career at her early age of 40.
- In 1990 she joined Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) and worked for 14 years.
- Leyen moved to the Labor Ministry in 2009. She became the first female defense minister in 2014.
Links:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/new-european-commissioner-energy-takes-office-2019-dec-02_en