Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder decided to divorce his wife after 19 years of marriage, Rambler News reported quoting Bild.

According to the newspaper, the ex-chancellor and his 53-year-old wife Doris Schröder-Kepf have already filed for divorce. Bild noted that they will continue to take care after two children adopted in Russia.

As it was reported, this divorce will be the fourth for 72-year-old Schröder. The reasons of a divorce are still unknown.