He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the ...

Horst Kohler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the ...

Horst Kohler, a former head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) who became a popular German president, has died aged 81. Kohler, who was head of state from 2004 to 2010, died on Saturday morning ...

Once little-known among his fellow Germans, Mr Kohler became a popular head of state, often positioning himself as an outsider to the ...