Education
After passing the Abitur in Osnabrück, Klimmt studied History at the Saarland University.
politician Member of the Landtag of Saarland
After passing the Abitur in Osnabrück, Klimmt studied History at the Saarland University.
From 1998 to 1999, he was Premier of Saarland, and 1999–2000, Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs. In 1998, he became Premier (Ministerpräsident) of the Saarland, since his predecessor, Oskar Lafontaine became the new Federal Minister of Finance after the Social Democratic Party of Germany"s victory in the Federal election. In 1999, Klimmt lost to Peter Müller in the Legislative Assembly (Landtag) elections in the Saarland.
Later that year, he became Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs.
After only one year in office, he was forced to resign because of his role in a financial scandal involving the football club 1. Football Club Saarbrücken.
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Since 1964, Klimmt is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.