Eugen Gerstenmaier

Eugen Gerstenmaier
Eugen Gerstenmaier 1960
President of the Bundestag West Germany
In office 16 November 1954 – 31 January 1969
Preceded by	Hermann Ehlers
Succeeded by	Kai-Uwe von Hassel
Member of the Bundestag
In office 7 September 1949 – 19 October 1969
Personal details
Born	(1906-08-25)25 August 1906
Died	13 March 1986(1986-03-13) (aged 79) Oberwinter, Germany
Nationality	German
Political party	CDU

Eugen Karl Albrecht Gerstenmaier (25 August 1906 – 13 March 1986) was a German Protestant theologian, resistance fighter in the Third Reich, and a CDU politician. From 1954 to 1969, he served as the third president of the Bundestag. With a tenure of over 14 years, he is, as yet, the longest serving presiding officer of the German parliament and also the only person to preside over the Bundestag during four legislative periods (the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Bundestag).