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| In office May 16, 1974 – October 1, 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Willy Brandt |
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| Born | December 23, 1918 |
| Political party | SPD |
| Spouse | Hannelore "Loki" Glaser |
| Profession | Civil servant |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (born December 23, 1918) is a German Social Democratic politician who served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (18 December 1913 - 8 October 1992 was a German politician Chancellor of West Germany 1969&ndash1974 Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born 3 April 1930 is a German conservative politician and statesman Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also Bureaucrat The term civil service has two distinct meanings Branch of governmental service in which individuals are hired on the basis Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Previous to becoming chancellor, he had served as Minister of Defence and Minister of Finance. He had also served briefly as Minister of Economics and as acting Foreign Minister.
Background
Helmut Schmidt was born in Hamburg, son of two teachers. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany He was educated at Hamburg Lichtwark school, graduating in 1937. He was conscripted into military service and began World War II serving with an anti-aircraft battery at Vegesack near Bremen. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Bremen (ˈbʁeːmən is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany (official name Stadtgemeinde Bremen / City Municipality of Bremen After brief service on the eastern front he returned to Germany in 1942 to work as a trainer and advisor at the Reichsluftfahrtministerium. The Reich Air Ministry (Reichsluftfahrtministerium was a government department during the period of Nazi Germany (1933-45 Also in 1942, on June 27, he married his childhood sweetheart Hannelore "Loki" Glaser, with whom he fathered two children: Helmut Walter (June 26, 1944–February 1945, died of meningitis), and Susanne (b. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Meningitis is Inflammation of the protective membranes covering the Brain and Spinal cord, known collectively as the Meninges. 1947), who works in London for Bloomberg Television. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Bloomberg Television is a network that airs Business and Financial news 24 hours a day and is distributed globally on ten separate channels Toward the end of the war, from December 1944 onwards, he served as Oberleutnant in the artillery on the western front. Oberleutnant is a junior officer rank in the militaries of Germany, Switzerland and Austria. He was captured by the British in April 1945 on Lüneburg Heath and was a prisoner of war until August. The Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide is a region in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Schmidt's father was the illegitimate son of a Jewish businessman, although this was kept secret in the family. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ This was confirmed publicly by Helmut Schmidt in 1984, after Valéry Giscard d'Estaing had, apparently with Schmidt's assent, revealed the fact to journalists. Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing (born 2 February 1926 is a French centre - right politician who was President of the French Schmidt himself is a non-practicing Lutheran. EKD redirects here For the Basque political party see Democracia Cristiana Vasca.
Schmidt completed his education in Hamburg, studying economics and political science. Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems He graduated in 1949.
Political career
Early years
Schmidt had joined the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1946, and from 1947 to 1948 was leader of the Sozialistischer Deutscher Studentenbund, the then-student organisation of the SPD. Der Sozialistische Deutsche Studentenbund ( Socialist German Student Union) was founded 1946 in Hamburg, Germany, as the college organisation
Upon leaving the university, he worked for the government of the city-state of Hamburg, working in the department of economic policy. Beginning in 1952, under Karl Schiller, he was a senior figure in the Behörde für Wirtschaft und Verkehr (the Hamburg State Ministry for Economy and Transport). Karl August Fritz Schiller ( April 24, 1911 in Breslau - December 26, 1994 in Hamburg) was a German Scientist
He was elected to the Bundestag in 1953, and in 1957 he became member of the SPD parliamentary party executive. A vocal critic of conservative government policy, his outspoken rhetoric in parliament earned him the nick-name "Schmidt-Schnauze". [1] In 1958, he joined the national board of the SPD (Bundesvorstand) and campaigned against nuclear weapons and the equipping of the Bundeswehr with such devices. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. The Bundeswehr ( German for "Federal Defence Force") is the name of the unified Armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany In 1958, he gave up his seat in parliament to concentrate on his tasks in Hamburg.
From 27 February 1958, to 29 November 1961, he was a Member of the European Parliament, which was not directly elected at the time. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament.
Senator
The government of the city-state of Hamburg is known as the Senate, and from 1961 Schmidt was the Innensenator, that is Minister of the Interior. He gained the reputation as a Macher (doer) – someone who gets things done regardless of obstacles – by his effective management during the emergency caused by the 1962 flood. The North Sea flood of 1962 was a Natural disaster affecting mainly the coastal regions of Germany and in particular the city of Hamburg in the night from Schmidt used all means at his disposal to alleviate the situation, even when that meant overstepping his legal authority, including federal police and army units (ignoring the German constitution's prohibition on using the army for "internal affairs"; a clause excluding disasters was not added until 1968). The Bundespolizei ( BPOL) is the (primarily uniformed federal police force of Germany. The Bundeswehr ( German for "Federal Defence Force") is the name of the unified Armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland is the Constitution of Germany. Describing his actions, Schmidt said, "I have not been put in charge of these units; I have taken charge of them!"
This characteristic was coupled with a pragmatic attitude and opposition to political idealism, including those of student protests, best symbolised by his well known remark that "People who have a vision should go see a doctor. "
Return to Federal politics
In 1965, he was re-elected to the Bundestag. The Bundestag ("Federal Diet " or "Lower House of German Parliament" is the Parliament of Germany. In 1967, after the formation of the Grand Coalition between SPD and CDU, he became chairman of the Social Democrat parliamentary party, a post he held until the elections of 1969.
In 1967, he was elected deputy party chairman.
In October 1969, he entered the government of Willy Brandt as defence minister. Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (18 December 1913 - 8 October 1992 was a German politician Chancellor of West Germany 1969&ndash1974 In July 1972, he succeeded Karl Schiller as Minister for Economics and Finances, but in November 1972, he relinquished the Economics department, which was again made a separate ministry. Karl August Fritz Schiller ( April 24, 1911 in Breslau - December 26, 1994 in Hamburg) was a German Scientist Schmidt remained Minister of Finances until May 1974.
From 1968 to 1984, Schmidt was deputy chairman of the SPD (unlike Willy Brandt and Gerhard Schröder, he was never actually chairman of the party). Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (18 December 1913 - 8 October 1992 was a German politician Chancellor of West Germany 1969&ndash1974 ˌɡeɐ̯haɐ̯t fʁɪʦ kʊɐ̯t ˈʃʁøːdɐ (born 7 April 1944 German politician, was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005
Chancellor
He became Chancellor of West Germany on 16 May 1974, after Brandt's resignation in the wake of an espionage scandal. Richard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker (born April 15 1920) is a German politician ( CDU) Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990 Checkpoint Charlie was the name given by the Western Allies to a crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The worldwide economic recession was the main concern of his administration, and Schmidt took a tough and disciplined line. During his term, Germany had to cope with the oil crisis of the 1970s; according to some judgments, Germany managed better than the most of the industrial states. Schmidt was also active in improving relations with France. Together with the French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, he was one of the fathers of the world economic summits, the first of which assembled in 1975. Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing (born 2 February 1926 is a French centre - right politician who was President of the French
In 1975, he was a signatory of the Helsinki Final Act to create the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the precursor of today's OSCE. The Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, known as the Helsinki Final Act, Helsinki Accords or Helsinki Declaration, was
He remained chancellor after the 1976 elections in coalition with the FDP. The Free Democratic Party ( Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP is a liberal Political party in Germany.
Regarding the terrorist Red Army Faction he held to a tough, no compromise line. The Red Army Faction or RAF ( German Rote Armee Fraktion) (in its early stages commonly known as Baader-Meinhof Group ''Gang'' was one Specifically, he authorized the GSG 9 anti-terrorist unit to end the hijacking of the Lufthansa aircraft Landshut by force in the German Autumn of 1977. The GSG 9 der Bundespolizei (originally the German abbreviation of Grenzschutzgruppe 9 or Border Guard Group 9 is the elite Counter-terrorism and special Hijacking (also known as skyjacking and aircraft piracy) is the take over of an Aircraft, by a person or group usually armed Lufthansa Flight 181, commonly known as The Landshut (ˈlants The German Autumn ( Deutscher Herbst) was a set of events in late 1977 revolving around the Kidnapping and murder of former Nazi party member and
During his tenure as chancellor Schmidt drew criticism from Israel for commenting that Palestine should receive an apology because the Holocaust of European Jewry seemingly prompted the establishment of the State of Israel. [2]
Concerned about the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the Soviet superiority regarding missiles in Central Europe, Schmidt issued proposals resulting in the NATO Double-Track Decision concerning the deployment of medium-range nuclear missiles in Western Europe should the Soviets not disarm. The Soviet war in Afghanistan, also known as the Soviet-Afghan War or just the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, was a nine-year conflict involving The NATO Double-Track Decision is the decision of the NATO from December 12, 1979 to offer the Warsaw Pact a mutual limitation of Medium-range He was re-elected as chancellor in November 1980. In October 1981, Schmidt was fitted with a cardiac pacemaker. For other uses see Pacemaker (disambiguation A pacemaker (or artificial pacemaker, so as not to be confused with the heart's natural pacemaker
At the beginning of his period as Bundeskanzler, Schmidt was a proponent of Keynesian economics, by the end of his term, however, he had turned away from deficit spending. In Economics Keynesian economics (ˈkeɪnziən also Keynesianism and Keynesian Theory) is based on the ideas of twentieth-century British economist Deficit spending is the amount by which a government private company or individual's spending exceeds income over a particular period of time also called simply "deficit" Large sections of the SPD increasingly opposed his security policy while most of the FDP politicians strongly supported that policy; while representatives of the left wing of the social democratic party opposed reduction of the state expenditures, the FDP began proposing a monetarist economic policy. Monetarism is a school of economic thought concerning the determination of national income and monetary Economics. In February 1982, Schmidt won a Motion of Confidence, however on 17 September 1982, the coalition broke apart, with the four FDP ministers leaving his cabinet. A Motion of Confidence is a motion of support proposed by a government in a Parliament or other assembly of elected representatives to give members of parliament (or Schmidt continued to head a minority government composed only of SPD members, while the FDP negotiated a coalition with the CDU/CSU. During this time Schmidt also headed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On 1 October 1982, parliament approved of a Vote of No-Confidence and elected the CDU chairman Helmut Kohl as the new Chancellor. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The constructive vote of no confidence (in German: konstruktives Misstrauensvotum) is a specialty of the 1949 German Constitution, the Grundgesetz Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born 3 April 1930 is a German conservative politician and statesman This was the first (and hitherto only) time in the history of the Federal Republic that a Chancellor was ousted from office in this way.
After politics
In 1982, along with his friend Gerald Ford, he cofounded the annual AEI World Forum. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President The AEI World Forum is an annual meeting of business and financial executives heads of government, government officials and intellectuals
In 1983, he joined the nationwide weekly Die Zeit newspaper as co-publisher. DIE ZEIT (diː tsait in German literally The Time more idiomatically The Times) is a German nationwide weekly Newspaper that In 1985, he became Managing Director. With Takeo Fukuda he founded the Inter Action Councils in 1983. was a Japanese Politician and the 67th Prime Minister of Japan from December 24, 1976 to December 7, 1978. The Inter Action Council is a group of former heads of government who meet periodically to discuss world issues He retired from the Bundestag in 1986. In December 1986, he was one of the founders of the committee supporting the EMU and the creation of the European Central Bank. In economics a Monetary union is a situation where several countries have agreed to share a single currency amongst themselves The European Central Bank (ECB is one of the world's most important Central banks responsible for Monetary policy covering the 15 member countries of the
Contrary to the actual line of his party, Helmut Schmidt is a determined opponent of Turkey's entry into the EU. He also opposes phasing out nuclear energy, something that the Red-Green coalition of Gerhard Schröder supported.
In recent years, Schmidt has been afflicted with increasing deafness.
2007 Criticism of the United States
In November 2007, Schmidt wrote in the German weekly Die Zeit that the United States was a greater threat to world peace than Russia. DIE ZEIT (diː tsait in German literally The Time more idiomatically The Times) is a German nationwide weekly Newspaper that The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending He argued that Russia had not invaded its neighbors since the conclusion of the Cold War and that he was surprised that Russia allowed Ukraine and other former components of the Soviet Union to secede peacefully. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 He noted that the United States' invasion of Iraq under George W. Bush was "a war of choice, not a war of necessity. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. "
Personal life
- He is a great admirer of the philosopher Karl Popper, and contributed a Foreword to the 1982 Festschrift in Popper's honor. Sir Karl Raimund Popper ( July 28 1902 &ndash September 17 1994) was an Austrian and British Philosopher and a professor [3]
- The University of Germany's Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg was renamed Helmut Schmidt University - University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg in 2003 in honour of the politician who – as minister of defence – had introduced obligatory academic education for German career officers. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany The Helmut Schmidt University (originally known as the University of the German Federal Armed Forces Hamburg) located in Hamburg, Germany, is an educational
- Schmidt is also a talented pianist, and has recorded piano concertos of both Mozart and Bach with the well-known German pianist and conductor, Christoph Eschenbach. A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Christoph Eschenbach (born February 20, 1940,
- Schmidt and his wife are both smokers. He is well known for lighting up cigarettes on TV interviews or talkshows. A cigarette ( French "small Cigar " from cigar + -ette) is a product consumed through Smoking and manufactured In January 2008, German police launched an enquiry after Schmidt was reported by an anti-smoking initiative for defying the recently introduced smoking ban. Smoking bans are public policies including Criminal laws and Occupational safety and health Regulations which prohibit Tobacco smoking The initiative claimed that Helmut Schmidt had been flagrantly ignoring laws "for decades". Despite pictures in the press, the case was subsequently dropped after the public prosecution service decided that Schmidt's actions had not been a threat to public health. [4]
Schmidt's first term as Federal Chancellor, 16 May 1974–15 December 1976
- Helmut Schmidt (SPD) - Chancellor
- Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP) - Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Georg Leber (SPD) - Minister of Defense
- Werner Maihofer (FDP) - Minister of the Interior
- Hans Apel (SPD) - Minister of Finance
- Hans-Jochen Vogel (SPD) - Minister of Justice
- Hans Friedrichs (FDP) - Minister of Economics
- Walter Arendt (SPD) - Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
- Josef Ertl (FDP) - Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry
- Kurt Gscheidle (SPD) - Minister of Transport, Posts, and Communications
- Karl Ravens (SPD) - Minister of Construction
- Katharina Focke (SPD) - Minister of Youth, Family, and Health
- Hans Matthöfer (SPD) - Minister of Research and Technology
- Helmut Rohde (SPD) - Minister of Education and Science
- Erhard Eppler (SPD) - Minister of Economic Cooperation
- Egon Franke (SPD) - Minister of Intra-German Relations
Changes
- 4 July 1974 - Egon Bahr (SPD) succeeds Eppler as Minister of Economic Cooperation. Hans-Dietrich Genscher (born March 21, 1927) is a German Politician and member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP. The Free Democratic Party ( Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP is a liberal Political party in Germany. Georg Leber (born October 7 1920 in Obertiefenbach, near Limburg an der Lahn) is a German politician in the Social Democratic Hans Eberhard Apel (b February 25, 1932 in Hamburg) is a German Politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Hans-Jochen Vogel (born February 3 1926 in Göttingen) is a German Politician. Kurt Gscheidle (b 16 December 1924 in Stuttgart; † 22 February 2003 in Saarbrücken) was a German politician affiliated Hans Hermann Matthöfer (* September 25, 1925 in Bochum) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Erhard Eppler (b 9 December 1926 in Ulm) is a German Social Democratic Politician and founder of the GTZ[http Egon Franke ( April 11, 1913 - April 26, 1995) was a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Egon Karlheinz Bahr (born March 18 1922) is a German former politician for the SPD.
Schmidt's second term as Federal Chancellor, 15 December 1976–5 November 1980
- Helmut Schmidt (SPD) - Chancellor
- Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP) - Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Georg Leber (SPD) - Minister of Defense
- Werner Maihofer (FDP) - Minister of the Interior
- Hans Apel (SPD) - Minister of Finance
- Hans-Jochen Vogel (SPD) - Minister of Justice
- Hans Friedrichs (FDP) - Minister of Economics
- Herbert Ehrenberg (SPD) - Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
- Josef Ertl (FDP) - Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry
- Kurt Gscheidle (SPD) - Minister of Transportation, Posts, and Communications
- Karl Ravens (SPD) - Minister of Construction
- Antje Huber (SPD) - Minister of Youth, Family, and Health
- Hans Matthöfer (SPD) - Minister of Research and Technology
- Helmut Rohde (SPD) - Minister of Education and Science
- Marie Schlei (SPD) - Minister of Economic Cooperation
- Egon Franke (SPD) - Minister of Intra-German Relations
Changes
- 7 October 1977 - Otto Graf Lambsdorff (FDP) succeeds Friedrichs as Minister of Economics. Hans-Dietrich Genscher (born March 21, 1927) is a German Politician and member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP. Georg Leber (born October 7 1920 in Obertiefenbach, near Limburg an der Lahn) is a German politician in the Social Democratic Hans Eberhard Apel (b February 25, 1932 in Hamburg) is a German Politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Hans-Jochen Vogel (born February 3 1926 in Göttingen) is a German Politician. Kurt Gscheidle (b 16 December 1924 in Stuttgart; † 22 February 2003 in Saarbrücken) was a German politician affiliated Hans Hermann Matthöfer (* September 25, 1925 in Bochum) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Egon Franke ( April 11, 1913 - April 26, 1995) was a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Otto Graf Lambsdorff (born December 20 1926) is a German politician with the Free Democratic Party.
- 16 February 1978 - Hans Apel (SPD) succeeds Leber as Minister of Defense. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Hans Eberhard Apel (b February 25, 1932 in Hamburg) is a German Politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Hans Matthöfer (SPD) succeeds Apel as Minister of Finance. Hans Hermann Matthöfer (* September 25, 1925 in Bochum) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Volker Hauff succeeds Matthöfer as Minister of Research and Technology. Dieter Haack (SPD) succeeds Ravens as Minister of Construction. Jürgen Schmude (SPD) succeeds Rohde as Minister of Education and Science. Jürgen Dieter Paul Schmude (born June 9 1936) is a German Politician of the SPD. Rainer Offergeld (SPD) succeeds Schlei as Minister of Economic Cooperation.
- 8 June 1978 - Gerhart Baum (FDP) succeeds Maihofer as Minister of the Interior. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)
Schmidt's third term as Federal Chancellor, 5 November 1980–17 September 1982
- Helmut Schmidt (SPD) - Chancellor
- Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP) - Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Hans Apel (SPD) - Minister of Defense
- Gerhart Baum (FDP) - Minister of the Interior
- Hans Matthöfer (SPD) - Minister of Finance
- Hans-Jochen Vogel (SPD) - Minister of Justice
- Otto Graf Lambsdorff (FDP) - Minister of Economics
- Herbert Ehrenberg (SPD) - Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
- Josef Ertl (FDP) - Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry
- Volker Hauff (SPD) - Minister of Transport
- Dieter Haack (SPD) - Minister of Construction
- Antje Huber (SPD) - Minister of Youth, Family, and Health
- Andreas von Bülow (SPD) - Minister of Research and Technology
- Jürgen Schmude (SPD) - Minister of Education and Science
- Rainer Offergeld (SPD) - Minister of Economic Cooperation
- Kurt Gscheidle (SPD) - Minister of Posts and Communications
- Egon Franke (SPD) - Minister of Intra-German Relations
Changes
- 28 January 1981 - Jürgen Schmude (SPD) succeeds Vogel as Minister of Justice. Hans-Dietrich Genscher (born March 21, 1927) is a German Politician and member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP. Hans Eberhard Apel (b February 25, 1932 in Hamburg) is a German Politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Hans Hermann Matthöfer (* September 25, 1925 in Bochum) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Hans-Jochen Vogel (born February 3 1926 in Göttingen) is a German Politician. Otto Graf Lambsdorff (born December 20 1926) is a German politician with the Free Democratic Party. Andreas von Bülow (born 17 July 1937 in Dresden) is a German writer Lawyer and former SPD Politician. Jürgen Dieter Paul Schmude (born June 9 1936) is a German Politician of the SPD. Kurt Gscheidle (b 16 December 1924 in Stuttgart; † 22 February 2003 in Saarbrücken) was a German politician affiliated Egon Franke ( April 11, 1913 - April 26, 1995) was a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Jürgen Dieter Paul Schmude (born June 9 1936) is a German Politician of the SPD. Björn Engholm succeeds Schmude as Minister of Education and Science. Björn Engholm (born November 9 1939) is a Lübeck born German SPD Politician.
- 28 April 1982 - Hans Matthöfer (SPD) succeeds Gscheidle as Minister of Posts and Communications. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Hans Hermann Matthöfer (* September 25, 1925 in Bochum) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Manfred Lahnstein (SPD) succeeds Matthöfer as Minister of Finance. Heinz Westphal (SPD) succeeds Ehrenberg as Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. Anke Fuchs (SPD) succeeds Huber as Minister of Youth, Family, and Health.
- 17 September 1982 - All the Free Democratic ministers quit the government. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Helmut Schmidt (SPD) succeeds Genscher as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Jürgen Schmude (SPD) succeeds Baum as Minister of the Interior, remaining also Minister of Justice. Jürgen Dieter Paul Schmude (born June 9 1936) is a German Politician of the SPD. Manfred Lahnstein (SPD) succeeds Lambsdorff as Minister of Economics, remaining also Minister of Finance. Björn Engholm (SPD) succeeds Ertl as Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry, remaining also Minister of Education and Science. Björn Engholm (born November 9 1939) is a Lübeck born German SPD Politician.
External links
- Biography at the German Historic Museum (German)
- Chancellor Site (German)
- Helmut Schmidt University (English)
- Talks:
- Die Selbstbehauptung Europas im neuen Jahrhundert (German, 2000)
- Kröten und Paragrafenwahn (German, 2006)
- Schmidt's talk on the occasion of China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao visiting Hamburg (English, 2006)
- Interview on nuclear strategy in Europe for the WGBH series, War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
- C-SPAN Booknotes interview in 1990 about his book, Men and Powers: A Political Retrospective. War and Peace in the Nuclear Age is a 1989 PBS Television series focusing on the effect of Nuclear weapons development on International relations Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
References
- ^ The German word Schnauze designates the mouth and nose area of an animal like a dog or a wolf; so the epithet indicates a ready wit and a sharp tongue, suitable for (metaphorically) tearing his opponents' arguments to pieces.
- ^ http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3550506,00.html Don't count on Europe, Ynet News
- ^ Helmut Schmidt, "The Way of Freedom," in In Pursuit of Truth: Essays on the Philosophy of Karl Popper, On the Occasion of his 80th Birthday, ed. Paul Levinson, Humanities Press, 1982, pp. Paul Levinson (born 1947 is an American Author and Professor of Communications and Media studies at Fordham University xi-xii.
- ^ [1] and [2] Spiegel Magazine, online edition (German), 25. 01. 2008.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Wilhelm Kröger |
Senator of the Interior of Hamburg 1961–1965 |
Succeeded by Heinz Ruhnau |
| Preceded by Fritz Erler |
Chairman of the SPD faction 1967–1969 |
Succeeded by Herbert Wehner |
| Preceded by Gerhard Schröder |
Minister of Defence 1969–1972 |
Succeeded by Georg Leber |
| Preceded by Karl Schiller |
Minister of Finance 1972–1974 |
Succeeded by Hans Apel |
| Preceded by Karl Schiller |
Minister of Economics 7 July–15 December 1972 |
Succeeded by Hans Friderichs |
| Preceded by Willy Brandt |
Chancellor of Germany 1974–1982 |
Succeeded by Helmut Kohl |
| Preceded by Hans-Dietrich Genscher |
Foreign Minister of Germany (acting) 17 September–1 October 1982 |
Succeeded by Hans-Dietrich Genscher |
| Preceded by James Callaghan |
Chair of the G8 1978 |
Succeeded by Masayoshi Ohira |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Schmidt, Helmut |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schmidt, Helmut Heinrich Waldemar |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg, Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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