Gerhard Schröder (CDU)
Gerhard Schröder | |
|---|---|
Schröder in 1966 | |
| Minister of Defence (West Germany) | |
| In office 1 December 1966 – 21 October 1969 | |
| Chancellor | Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
| Preceded by | Kai-Uwe von Hassel |
| Succeeded by | Helmut Schmidt |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs (West Germany) | |
| In office 14 November 1961 – 30 November 1966 | |
| Chancellor | Konrad Adenauer Ludwig Erhard |
| Preceded by | Heinrich von Brentano |
| Succeeded by | Willy Brandt |
| Minister of the Interior (West Germany) | |
| In office 20 October 1953 – 13 November 1961 | |
| Chancellor | Konrad Adenauer |
| Preceded by | Robert Lehr |
| Succeeded by | Hermann Höcherl |
| Deputy Chair of the CDU/CSU in the German Bundestag | |
| In office 24 June 1952 – 20 October 1953 | |
| Member of the German Bundestag | |
| In office 7 September 1949 – 4 November 1980 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1910 Saarbrücken, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 31 December 1989 (aged 79) Kampen (Sylt), West Germany |
| Political party | Nazi Party (1933–1941) Christian Democratic Union (1945–1989) |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn University of Edinburgh |
Gerhard Schröder (11 September 1910 – 31 December 1989) was a West German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. He was the Federal Minister of the Interior from 1953 to 1961. He was the Foreign Minister from 1961 to 1966. He was the Minister of Defence from 1966 until 1969.
In the 1969 election, he unsuccessfully ran for President of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany).[1]
References
- ↑ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (PDF) (in German). p. 133. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
Other websites
Media related to Gerhard Schröder (CDU) at Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Menke: Review of Torsten Oppelland, Gerhard Schroeder (1910-1989): Politik zwischen Staat, Partei und Konfession, H-German, H-Net Reviews, March 2004.
- Photograph (Gerhard Schröder is the second person from the right).