page_title: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
section_title: Political career
hierarchical_section_title: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg / Political career
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Der Bundesminister der Verteidigung, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg und die Bundeskanzlerin, Dr. Angela Merkel, kurz vor Beginn der Veranstaltung. Anlass ist das Feierliche Gelöbnis der Rekruten der 4. und 8. Kompanie des Wachbataillons beim Bundesministerium der Verteidigung. ©Bundeswehr/S.Wilke
context_page_description: Karl-Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Buhl-Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg is a German businessman and politician of the Christian Social Union. He served as a member of the Bundestag from 2002 to 2011, as Secretary-General of the CSU from 2008 to 2009, as Federal Minister for Economics and Technology in 2009 and as Federal Minister of Defence from 2009 to 2011.
  After the discovery of plagiarism in his doctoral dissertation and the decision of the University of Bayreuth to revoke his doctorate, an affair known as Guttenberg plagiarism scandal, he resigned from all political posts in March 2011.
  In 2011, Guttenberg joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Guttenberg is the chairman and a founder of Spitzberg Partners, an advisory and investment firm based in New York City. He returned to German politics during the 2017 federal election by making a speech which was widely described as a comeback.
context_section_description: Guttenberg is a member of the  Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) and held different positions within the party, including that of secretary general.
caption: Guttenberg with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, 2010
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