Ozone: The Earth's protective shield is repairing

Re:Ozone: The Earth's protective shield is repairing by ryanwaggoner on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @07:16PM (#18396122)

Surely the Prime Minister title wins out?

Actually, that’s an interesting question: since “Dr” usually replaces “Mr” for a man, would a male president with a doctorate be “Dr President”?

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Re:Ozone: The Earth's protective shield is repairing by jedberg on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @07:19PM (#18396137)

Probably not. President would take precedent. See Chancellor Merkel for a good example (she has a PhD).

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Re:Ozone: The Earth's protective shield is repairing by thaumasiotes on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @03:39AM (#18397837)

I was under the impression that German titles stacked up rather than overriding one another, like "Herr Professor Doktor". Is that wrong?

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Re:Ozone: The Earth's protective shield is repairing by thg on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @04:43AM (#18398093)

Generally that's correct, albeit pretty much only used in writing. There are, however, political titles for which, to my knowledge, that does not apply. Minister, Chancellor and President (of the BRD) should all supersede a PhD title.

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Re:Ozone: The Earth's protective shield is repairing by ralfd on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @05:05AM (#18398153)

Bundeskanzlerin Dr. Angela Merkel is the official formal title.

See the header here: https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/service/bulletin/rede...

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Re:Ozone: The Earth's protective shield is repairing by zip1234 on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @08:37AM (#18398981)

For University presidents, in the USA, they usually have both. Though I'm not sure that they always use both at the same time.

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