Ilse Aigner, a 61-year-old from Bavaria, is about to make history as Germany's first woman president.
Nominated by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said it was "high time" for a woman in the role, Aigner has support from both the Social Democrats and Greens and is expected to take over in January.
Aigner's engineering background and ministerial career
Aigner started out as an electrical engineer and worked in helicopter manufacturing before moving into politics.
She served as agriculture minister under Angela Merkel but isn't widely known outside political circles.
Her nomination aims to boost gender representation and bring more unity to German politics, especially after overcoming major health challenges herself.