He had been ill with leukaemia since 2014.
Guido Westerwelle was the first openly gay man to hold high office in Germany, serving as vice chancellor from 2009-11.
He leaves behind his partner Michael Mronz.
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Former German FM Guido Westerwelle dies aged 54
19 March 2016
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Germany`s former Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle, has died aged 54 after suffering from cancer, the BBC reported.
The politician, whose liberal FDP was in government with Angela Merkel`s party from 2009-13, died in a Cologne hospital, his foundation said.
He had been ill with leukaemia since 2014.
Guido Westerwelle was the first openly gay man to hold high office in Germany, serving as vice chancellor from 2009-11.
He leaves behind his partner Michael Mronz.
He had been ill with leukaemia since 2014.
Guido Westerwelle was the first openly gay man to hold high office in Germany, serving as vice chancellor from 2009-11.
He leaves behind his partner Michael Mronz.
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