minister's "bias and a lack of neutrality" in the case, saying he had held secret discussion during the decision making process. Personal life Gabriel has a daughter, Saskia, born in 1989, with his former girlfriend, who is of Jewish origin and whose grandparents were murdered in Auschwitz. Gabriel was subsequently married to his former high school student Munise Demirel, who is of Turkish origin, from 1989 to 1998, and they had no children. In 2012 he married dentist Anke Stadler, with whom he has been in a relationship since 2008; their daughter Marie was born in 2012. His daughter Thea was born on 4 March 2017. In December 2016, Gabriel underwent bariatric surgery in Offenbach to shrink his stomach and help manage his diabetes. See also List of foreign ministers in 2017 List of current foreign ministers References External links Gabriel's official Bundestag profile (German) |- |- |- |- |- 1959 births Critics of Islamism Foreign Ministers of Germany Economy ministers of Germany Energy ministers of Germany Environment ministers of Germany Living people Members of the Bundestag for Lower Saxony Members of the Landtag of Lower Saxony Ministers-President of Lower Saxony People from Goslar University of Göttingen alumni Vice-Chancellors of Germany Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009 Members of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany