Gustav Heinemann

Gustav Heinemann
Gustav Heinemann in 1969
President of West Germany
In office 1 July 1969 – 30 June 1974
Chancellor	Kurt Georg Kiesinger Willy Brandt Helmut Schmidt
Preceded by	Heinrich Lübke
Succeeded by	Walter Scheel
Minister of Justice
In office 1 December 1966 – 26 March 1969
Chancellor	Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Preceded by	Richard Jaeger
Succeeded by	Horst Ehmke
Minister of the Interior
In office 29 September 1949 – 11 October 1950
Chancellor	Konrad Adenauer
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Robert Lehr
Mayor of Essen
In office 30 October 1946 – 19 October 1949
Preceded by	Heinz Renner
Succeeded by	Hans Toussaint
Personal details
Born	Gustav Walter Heinemann (1899-07-23)23 July 1899 Schwelm, Prussia, German Empire
Died	7 July 1976(1976-07-07) (aged 76) Essen, West Germany
Political party	Christian Social People's Service (1930–1933) Christian Democratic Union (1945–1952) All-German People's Party (1952–1957) Social Democratic Party of Germany (1957–1976)
Spouse	Hilda Ordemann ​ (m. 1926)​
Children	4
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Gustav Walter Heinemann (German: [ˈɡʊsta(ː)f ˈhaɪnəman] ^ⓘ; 23 July 1899 – 7 July 1976) was a German politician who was President of West Germany from 1969 to 1974. He served as mayor of Essen from 1946 to 1949, West German Minister of the Interior from 1949 to 1950, and Minister of Justice from 1966 to 1969.