Walter Scheel | |
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![]() 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 | Solingen, Weimar Republic | 8 July 1919
Died | 24 August 2016 Bad Krozingen, Germany | (aged 97)
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) |
Children | Ulrich Cornelia Simon Martin Andrea-Gwendoline |
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Walter Scheel (8 July 1919 – 24 August 2016) was a German politician (FDP).
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