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Karl-Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg〔Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg () - Deutscher Bundestag website (Federal Parliament of Germany website) - short biography at the website of the Deutscher Bundestag ''(in German)''.〕〔(Entry ) at (WW-Person ), the WWW Data base of European nobility〕 (born on 5 December 1971) is a German businessman and former politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU). A member of the German Bundestag from 2002 until March 2011, Guttenberg briefly held the post of Secretary General of his party, before being appointed Federal Minister for Economics and Technology in 2009. From 28 October 2009, Guttenberg served as Minister of Defence of Germany. After the discovery of plagiarism in his doctoral dissertation and the decision of the University of Bayreuth to revoke his doctorate, Guttenberg resigned from all political posts in March 2011. He was succeeded as Minister of Defence by Thomas de Maizière. In 2011 Guttenberg joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) as a ''Distinguished Statesman''. He also advises European Commission on the promotion of internet freedom regarding questions of foreign affairs. Guttenberg is the chairman and a founder of ''Spitzberg Partners'', an advisory and investment firm based in New York. == Family background and education == Guttenberg is the grandson of two well-known politicians. One is Karl Theodor Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg, a West German CSU politician. His grandfather and a great-great-uncle, Karl Ludwig Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg, took part in the resistance to the Nazi regime; the latter was executed after the 20 July plot. Another grandfather is Jakob von und zu Eltz, a Croatian politician of the 1990s. He is married to Stephanie zu Guttenberg, an activist against child abuse and a member of the Bismarck family. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is a descendant of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein. In 1991, after finishing high school (Gymnasium) in Rosenheim, Guttenberg joined Mountain Infantry brigade 23 (Gebirgsjäger) based in Mittenwald as a conscript. He subsequently left the army as a Reserve Sergeant. Guttenberg studied law at the University of Bayreuth, where he passed the first legal state examination (said to be the equivalent of a master's degree) in 1999. Guttenberg chose not to pursue the second state examination (the equivalent of a bar exam), and focused on running the Munich-based "Guttenberg GmbH" holding where, along with a few employees, he managed his family’s significant assets and various participations.〔 Due to the holding's low turnover and small number of employees, it was said that Guttenberg had exaggerated his business experience. At the time the Guttenberg GmbH had a capital stock of 1 million Euro and assets of more than a quarter of a billion Euro. These assets include a 26.5 percent share in the Rhön-Klinikum hospital chain, where Guttenberg was a member of the Supervisory board〔 from 1996 to 2002. In 2002, that stake was sold to HypoVereinsbank in a transaction valued at 260 million Euro.〔 Guttenberg then began doctoral studies at the University of Bayreuth in political science under Peter Häberle. After the acceptance of his thesis, "Verfassung und Verfassungsvertrag. Konstitutionelle Entwicklungsstufen in den USA und der EU" ("Constitution and Constitutional Treaty. Stages of Constitutional Development in the USA and EU"), and Guttenberg's successful defense, Guttenberg was awarded the academic title Doctor of Law ("Doktor der Rechte") in 2007. Following accusations of plagiarism in Guttenberg's thesis, the University of Bayreuth conducted an investigation, culminating on 23 February 2011 with the revocation of Guttenberg's doctorate.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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