Hanns Seidel

Hanns Seidel
Seidel in May 1957
Minister President of Bavaria
In office 16 October 1957 – 22 January 1960
President	Theodor Heuss Heinrich Lübke
Chancellor	Konrad Adenauer
Preceded by	Wilhelm Hoegner
Succeeded by	Hans Ehard
Minister for Economy
In office 1947–1954
Personal details
Born	(1901-10-12)12 October 1901 Schweinheim, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died	5 August 1961(1961-08-05) (aged 59) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Nationality	German
Political party	CSU
Occupation	Lawyer

Franz Wendelin "Hanns" Seidel (/ˈzaɪdəl/; German: [ˈzaɪdəl]; 12 October 1901 – 5 August 1961) was a German politician who served as Minister-President of Bavaria from 1957 to 1960. He was a member, and from 1955 to 1961 chairman, of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.