Walter Scheel

Walter Scheel
Walter Scheel in 1974
President of Germany (West Germany)
In office 1 July 1974 – 30 June 1979
Chancellor	Helmut Schmidt
Preceded by	Gustav Heinemann
Succeeded by	Karl Carstens
Chancellor of Germany (West Germany) Acting
In office 7 May 1974 – 16 May 1974
Preceded by	Willy Brandt
Succeeded by	Helmut Schmidt
Vice Chancellor of Germany (West Germany)
In office 21 October 1969 – 16 May 1974
Chancellor	Willy Brandt
Preceded by	Willy Brandt
Succeeded by	Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 21 October 1969 – 16 May 1974
Chancellor	Willy Brandt
Preceded by	Willy Brandt
Succeeded by	Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Vice President of the Bundestag
In office 1967–1969
Preceded by	Thomas Dehler
Succeeded by	Liselotte Funcke
Member of the European Parliament for West Germany
In office 1 July 1956 – 20 November 1961
Member of the Bundestag
In office 6 September 1953 – 27 June 1974
Personal details
Born	(1919-07-08)8 July 1919 Solingen, Weimar Republic
Died	24 August 2016(2016-08-24) (aged 97) Bad Krozingen, Germany
Political party	Free Democratic Party
Other political affiliations	Nazi Party (1942–1945)
Spouse(s)	Eva Charlotte Kronenberg ​ ​ (m. 1942⁠–⁠1966)​ Mildred Wirtz ​ ​ (m. 1969⁠–⁠1985)​ Barbara Wiese ​ ​ (m. 1988⁠–⁠2016)​ [1]
Children	Ulrich Cornelia Simon Martin Andrea-Gwendoline
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Walter Scheel (8 July 1919 – 24 August 2016) was a German politician (FDP).

1. ↑ "Walter Scheel (1974–1979)". German Federal Presidency. Retrieved 13 July 2013.