Vienna: Germany's outgoing Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen was chosen by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission.
Von der Leyen is the first woman to be elected to the post.
Speaking after being named president-elect, she stated, "The trust you placed in me is confidence you placed in Europe. Your confidence in a united and strong Europe from East to West, from South to North."
A member of Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Von Der Leyen was born in Brussels in 1958. She is a licensed doctor and served in Germany's parliament from 2005-2019, according to the European Commission.
The mother of seven held a number senior cabinet posts and was the first woman in her country to lead the ministry of defence.