Ursula von der Leyen, then Germany’s defense minister, reads in 2014 with 1st Lt. Patrick Schumitz and his son, Oskar, during a nursery opening at the University of the Federal Armed Forces, Munich. During a previous stint running Germany’s family ministry, von der Leyen, a mother of seven, instituted new child care and parental leave policies.

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Ursula von der Leyen, then Germany’s defense minister, reads in 2014 with 1st Lt. Patrick Schumitz and his son, Oskar, during a nursery opening at the University of the Federal Armed Forces, Munich. During a previous stint running Germany’s family ministry, von der Leyen, a mother of seven, instituted new child care and parental leave policies.