Gerhard Stoltenberg

Gerhard Stoltenberg
Stoltenberg as Minister of Defence
Minister of Defence
In office 21 April 1989 – 1 April 1992
Chancellor	Helmut Kohl
Preceded by	Rupert Scholz
Succeeded by	Volker Rühe
Minister of Finance
In office 4 October 1982 – 21 April 1989
Chancellor	Helmut Kohl
Preceded by	Manfred Lahnstein
Succeeded by	Theodor Waigel
Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein
In office 24 May 1971 – 4 October 1982
Preceded by	Helmut Lemke
Succeeded by	Uwe Barschel
Minister of Scientific Research
In office 26 October 1965 – 21 October 1969
Preceded by	Hans Lenz
Succeeded by	Hans Leussink
Personal details
Born	(1928-09-29)29 September 1928 Kiel, Germany
Died	23 November 2001(2001-11-23) (aged 73) Bad Godesberg, Germany
Political party	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
Alma mater	University of Kiel
Profession	Historian

Gerhard Stoltenberg (29 September 1928 – 23 November 2001) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and minister in the cabinets of Ludwig Erhard, Kurt Georg Kiesinger and Helmut Kohl. He served as Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein from 1971 to 1982^[1] and as President of the Bundesrat from 1977 to 1978.