Herbert Wehner

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Herbert Wehner
Iconic portrait of Minister Herbert Wehner in 1966, with his pipe
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Bundestag
In office 22 October 1969 – 8 March 1983
Leader	Willy Brandt
Preceded by	Helmut Schmidt
Succeeded by	Hans-Jochen Vogel
Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations
In office 1 December 1966 – 21 October 1969
Chancellor	Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Preceded by	Johann Baptist Gradl
Succeeded by	Egon Franke
Member of the Bundestag Hamburg-Harburg
In office 14 August 1949 – 6 March 1983
Preceded by	Parliament established
Succeeded by	Hans-Ulrich Klose
Personal details
Born	(1906-07-11)11 July 1906 Dresden, German Empire
Died	19 January 1990(1990-01-19) (aged 83) Bonn, West Germany
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Lotte Loebinger Lotte Burmester Greta Burmester

Herbert Richard Wehner (11 July 1906 – 19 January 1990) was a German politician. A former member of the Communist Party, he joined the Social Democrats (SPD) after World War II. He served as Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations from 1966 to 1969 and thereafter as chairman of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag until 1983.

During his tenure in the Bundestag from 1949 to 1983, Wehner became (in-)famous for his caustic rhetoric and heckling style, often hurling personal insults at MPs with whom he disagreed. He holds the record for official censures (77 by one count, 78 or 79 by others) handed down by the presiding officer.