Perspectives for the European Common Security and Defence Policy [Audio]

Speaker(s): Dr Ursula von der Leyen | Security Update: no large bags will be allowed in the venue. There will be no cloakroom facility available, so please do not bring bags with you. Small handbags may be allowed in at the discretion of LSE security staff, subject to a search. Ursula von der Leyen is Germany's Minister of Defence, a position she has held since 2013. Since 2005, Ursula von der Leyen has been a member of the German Federal Cabinet. Before she was appointed Minister of Defence, she served as Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs since November 2009. From 2005 to 2009, she was Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. Dr von der Leyen studied at Göttingen and Münster, Hanover Medical School and the London School of Economics and Political Science. Minouche Shafik is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Prior to this she was Deputy Governor of the Bank of England. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) is a cent