Walther Leisler Kiep

Walther Leisler Kiep
Walther Leisler Kiep
	Walther Leisler Kiep in 1973
Personal details
Born	Walther Gottlieb Louis Leisler Kiep; 5 January 1926; Hamburg, Germany
Died	9 May 2016 (aged 90); Kronberg im Taunus, Germany
Political party	CDU
Spouse	Charlotte Kiep
Children	4
Occupation	Insurance salesman

Walther Gottlieb Louis Leisler Kiep (5 January 1926 – 9 May 2016) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was a member of the Bundestag between 1965 and 1976 and again from 1980 to 1982. After switching to state-level politics, he served as minister of economy (1976–77) and minister of finance (1976–80) in Lower Saxony under Ernst Albrecht. In 1982, Kiep was the leading candidate for the CDU in two successive state elections in Hamburg, losing both to incumbent Klaus von Dohnányi. From 1971 until 1992, he was treasurer of his party at the federal level. In this position, Kiep installed a system of unreported income accounts, leading to the CDU donations scandal in 1999.