According to a report, Wolfgang Schäuble a german politician whose political career spanned more than five decades died on Tuesday, aged 81. Reportedly, the longest serving member of any german democratic parliament, in 1990 he played an important role in Germany’s reunification with the communist east, but suffered spinal injuries after being the target of a shooting and became confined to a wheelchair. According to the report, a christian democrat and Germany’s finance minister from 2009-2017 he was renowned for his austerity measures.