Minister President of Lower Saxony the CDU nomination for President in 1979 and Chancellor in 1980, Gerhard Schröder became Chancellor of Germany in 1998, his successor Sigmar Gabriel is the current SPD chairman and Christian Wulff was elected President of Germany in 2010. Examples of Lower Saxony's influence on policy debates in federal politics include Ernst Albrecht's advocacy of financial transfers from other states and Gerhard Schröder's usage of Lower Saxony's "Bundesrat" votes in matters of fiscal and tax policy. Political Party: Minister President of Lower Saxony The Minister President of Lower Saxony (), also referred to as Premier or Prime Minister, is the head
USS S-51 (SS-162) rammed her at the position . Only three, (Dewey G. Kile, Michael E. Lira, and Alfred Geier) of the 36 men in the submarine were able to abandon ship before she sank. The courts found "City of Rome" at fault for not reducing her speed when in doubt as to the movement of "S-51", and for not signaling her change of course. However, both the district court and the Circuit Court of Appeals found "S-51" at fault for having improper lights. The United States Navy argued that it was not practicable to have submarines of this class comply with the