Personal Life
On 20 July 2004, Westerwelle attended Angela Merkel's 50th birthday party accompanied by his partner, Michael Mronz, thereby tacitly acknowledging that he is gay. It was the first time he had attended an official event with his partner. The couple registered their partnership on 17 September 2010 in a private ceremony in Bonn.
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