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On 2 July 2019, von der Leyen was proposed by the [[European Council]] as the candidate for president of the [[European Commission]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48847200|title=First woman nominated to lead EU Commission|date=2 July 2019|access-date=2 July 2019|website=BBC|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-european-leaders-pick-germany-defense-minister-ursula-von-der-leyen-to-lead-commission-charles-michel-council/|title=EU leaders pick Germany's von der Leyen to lead Commission|date=2 July 2019|website=POLITICO|access-date=2 July 2019}}</ref> She was then elected by the [[European Parliament]] on 16 July;<ref name="BBCvote">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49010801|title=MEPs back von der Leyen as EU Commission head|date=16 July 2019|work=BBC News}}</ref>{{efn| The process for electing the president of the European Commission is described in Article 17(7) of the [[Treaty on European Union]].<ref name="Article 17(7) TEU">{{cite web |title=Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union – TITLE III: PROVISIONS ON THE INSTITUTIONS – Article 17 |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/?uri=CELEX:12008M017 |website=eur-lex.europa.eu |publisher=Official Journal of the European Union |access-date=8 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref>}} she took office on 1 December, becoming the first woman to hold the office.
Von der Leyen was included in [[Time 100|''Time''{{'}}s 100]] Most Influential People of 2020<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Ursula von der Leyen: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888323/ursula-von-der-leyen/|access-date=2020-09-23|magazine=Time}}</ref> and again in 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Ursula von der Leyen: The 100 Most Influential People of 2022|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177691/ursula-von-der-leyen-leaders/|access-date=2022-11-13|magazine=Time}}</ref>
==Family and early life==
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