Ernst Albrecht (politician, born 1930)

Ernst Albrecht
Albrecht in 1988
Minister-President of Lower Saxony
In office 6 February 1976 – 21 June 1990
Deputy	Wilfried Hasselmann Rötger Groß Wilfried Hasselmann Josef Stock
Preceded by	Alfred Kubel
Succeeded by	Gerhard Schröder
President of the Bundesrat
In office 1 November 1985 – 31 October 1986
First Vice President	Lothar Späth
Preceded by	Lothar Späth
Succeeded by	Holger Börner
Director-General of the Directorate-General for Competition
In office 1967–1970
Member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony
In office 22 June 1982 – 21 June 1990
Preceded by	Hans-Jürgen Mellentin
Succeeded by	Lutz von der Heide
Constituency	Burgdorf
In office 10 July 1974 – 22 June 1982
Preceded by	Werner Evers
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Wietze
In office 20 June 1970 – 10 July 1974
Preceded by	multi-member district
Succeeded by	multi-member district
Constituency	Christian Democratic Union List
Personal details
Born	Ernst Carl Julius Albrecht (1930-06-29)29 June 1930 Heidelberg, Republic of Baden, Weimar Republic (now Germany)
Died	13 December 2014(2014-12-13) (aged 84) Burgdorf-Beinhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany
Political party	Christian Democratic Union
Spouse	Adele Stromeyer ​ ​ (m. 1953; died 2002)​
Children	7, including Ursula and Hans-Holger
Parent	Carl Albrecht (father)
Relatives	Albrecht family
Residence	Burgdorf-Beinhorn
Alma mater	University of Tübingen University of Bonn
Occupation	Politician Economist Lawyer Businessman

Ernst Carl Julius Albrecht (29 June 1930^[1] – 13 December 2014) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union and a former high-ranking European civil servant. He was one of the first European civil servants appointed in 1958 and served as Director-General of the Directorate-General for Competition from 1967 to 1970. He served as Minister President of the state of Lower Saxony from 1976 to 1990. He was the father of the politician Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission.