Gerhard Stoltenberg
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| Gerhard Stoltenberg | |
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| In office October 26, 1965 – October 21, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Hans Lenz |
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| Succeeded by | Horst Ehmke |
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Primeminister of Schleswig-Holstein
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| In office May 24, 1971 – October 4, 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Helmut Lemke |
| Succeeded by | Uwe Barschel |
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| In office October 4, 1982 – April 21, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Manfred Lahnstein |
| Succeeded by | Theodor Waigel |
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| In office April 21, 1989 – March 31, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Rupert Scholz |
| Succeeded by | Volker Rühe |
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| Born | September 29, 1928 Kiel |
| Died | November 23, 2001 Bonn |
| Political party | CDU |
| Occupation | historian |
Gerhard Stoltenberg (September 29, 1928 - November 23, 2001) was a German politician (CDU) and minister in the cabinets of Ludwig Erhard, Kurt Georg Kiesinger and Helmut Kohl. Moreover, He served as minister-president of the German state (Land) of Schleswig-Holstein from 1971 to 1982.[1] As such, he served as President of the Bundesrat in 1977/78.
[edit] Life
Stoltenberg was born in northern Germany in Kiel. In 1944 he became a soldier of the Wehrmacht. After the war, when he was no longer a prisoner of war, he finished school in 1949 (Abitur). Stoltenberg began to study history, sociology and philosophy at the University of Kiel. In 1954 he graduated as a Doctor of Philosophy and worked as a scientist in Kiel. In 1960 he became a professor. In the years 1965 and again 1969/1970 Stoltenberg was a director for the firm Friedrich Krupp in Essen. In 2001 he died in Bad Godesberg.
Stoltenberg was married and had two children. He was member of the lutheran church.
[edit] Political career
Since 1947 Stoltenberg had been member of the CDU. In the years 1955 - 1961 he was federal leader of the Junge Union, the youth' organisation of the CDU. From 1955 Stoltenberg had different positions in the CDU. From 1971 until 1989, he was chairman of the CDU in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. Moreover, Stoltenberg served as vice chairman of the federal CDU since 1969.
Stoltenberg was member of the state parliament of Schleswig-Holstein from 1954 to 1957 and from 1971 to 1982. From 1957 to 1971 and from 1983 until 1998, Stoltenberg also served as a member of the federal German legislature, the Bundestag.
On May 24, 1971, Stoltenberg was elected minister-president of the state of Schleswig-Holstein and remained in this position until 1982. In 1982, he became federal minister of finance under chancellor Helmut Kohl. He left this position when he was appointed as minister of defence from 1989 on. He resigned from this position on March 31, 1992.
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| Preceded by Rupert Scholz |
Federal Minister of Defence (Germany) 1989 – 1992 |
Succeeded by Volker Rühe |
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| NAME | Stoltenberg, Gerhard |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | German politician (CDU) and minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kiel |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 2001 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Bad Godesberg |
