Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
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The Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development is the German cabinet member responsible for shaping and overseeing the country’s development policy and international aid programs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bundesminister für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung | 1 |
| Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3721253 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Context triple: [Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany), politicalLeaderTitle, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development]
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A.
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs of Germany
The Federal Minister for Economic Affairs of Germany is the cabinet-level government official responsible for shaping and overseeing the country’s economic policy, including competition, industry, and energy matters.
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B.
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
The Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany is the cabinet-level official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and representing Germany in international diplomacy.
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C.
Commissioner for Economic Affairs
The Commissioner for Economic Affairs is a senior African Union official responsible for guiding and coordinating the continent’s economic policy, integration, and development strategies.
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D.
Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
The Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for overseeing international economic policy, trade, and financial relations.
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E.
Federal Minister of Finance of Germany
The Federal Minister of Finance of Germany is the cabinet-level government official responsible for overseeing the country’s federal budget, taxation, and overall fiscal and economic policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Target entity description: The Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development is the German cabinet member responsible for shaping and overseeing the country’s development policy and international aid programs.
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A.
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs of Germany
The Federal Minister for Economic Affairs of Germany is the cabinet-level government official responsible for shaping and overseeing the country’s economic policy, including competition, industry, and energy matters.
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B.
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
The Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany is the cabinet-level official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and representing Germany in international diplomacy.
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C.
Commissioner for Economic Affairs
The Commissioner for Economic Affairs is a senior African Union official responsible for guiding and coordinating the continent’s economic policy, integration, and development strategies.
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D.
Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
The Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for overseeing international economic policy, trade, and financial relations.
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E.
Federal Minister of Finance of Germany
The Federal Minister of Finance of Germany is the cabinet-level government official responsible for overseeing the country’s federal budget, taxation, and overall fiscal and economic policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cabinet position
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federal ministerial office ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
President of Germany
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surface form:
Federal President of Germany
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| country | Germany ⓘ |
| heads |
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)
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surface form:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
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| inception | 1961 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Germany
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surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
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| legalBasis |
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
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federal ministerial laws and regulations ⓘ |
| memberOf | German Federal Cabinet ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bundesminister für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung
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| nominatedBy |
Chancellor of Germany
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surface form:
Federal Chancellor of Germany
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| oversees |
Germany’s bilateral aid projects
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Germany’s contributions to multilateral development institutions ⓘ implementation of Germany’s development cooperation budget ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
European Union development policy coordination
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OECD Development Assistance Committee activities ⓘ international development policy forums ⓘ |
| partOf | Federal Government of Germany ⓘ |
| policyArea |
climate and environmental aspects of development policy
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development cooperation ⓘ global health and education in partner countries ⓘ humanitarian assistance coordination ⓘ poverty reduction ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ |
| portfolioIncludes |
bilateral development cooperation
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coordination with international development organizations ⓘ development policy strategy ⓘ management of German development banks and agencies oversight ⓘ multilateral development cooperation ⓘ |
| predecessorOffice | Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Chancellor of Germany
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surface form:
Federal Chancellor of Germany
German Federal Cabinet ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
German development policy
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German foreign aid programs ⓘ German international development cooperation ⓘ coordination of German official development assistance ⓘ |
| seat |
Berlin
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Bonn ⓘ |
| style | Federal Minister ⓘ |
| termLength | indeterminate; tied to confidence of Bundestag and Federal Chancellor ⓘ |
| worksWith |
German Foreign Office
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surface form:
Federal Foreign Office of Germany
Federal Ministry of Finance ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Ministry of Finance of Germany
international development agencies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Description of subject: The Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development is the German cabinet member responsible for shaping and overseeing the country’s development policy and international aid programs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)
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politicalLeaderTitle
→
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
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nativeLabel
→
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Bundesminister für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung