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

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

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

He became the second German president to address Israel's parliament ... Köhler is survived by his wife, daughter Ulrike and son Jochen.