Germany: Ex-Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has leukaemia
- 10 years ago
Former German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has acute leukaemia.
News of the diagnosis was announced on his Facebook page in a statement which said he is receiving treatment with a view to making a full recovery.
The 52-year-old served in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s previous government in which his liberal Free Democrats were her junior coalition partners.
News of the diagnosis was announced on his Facebook page in a statement which said he is receiving treatment with a view to making a full recovery.
The 52-year-old served in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s previous government in which his liberal Free Democrats were her junior coalition partners.