Join us for a lecture by Ursula von der Leyen, LSE alumna and President of the European Commission.

Prior to her current position she was Germany's Minister of Defence, a position she held from 2013-19. Before she was appointed Minister of Defence, she served as Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs since November 2009. From 2005 to 2009, she was Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.

Dr von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) studied at Göttingen and Münster, Hanover Medical School and the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Minouche Shafik is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Prior to this she was Deputy Governor of the Bank of England.

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Podcast & Video

A podcast of this event is available to download from Old Friends, New Beginnings: building another future for the EU-UK partnership.

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Transcript

Ursula von der Leyen's speech can be downloaded from Old Friends, New Beginnings: building another future for the EU-UK partnership.