Walter Scheel
4th President of the Federal Republic of Germany
In office July 1, 1974 – June 28, 1979
Preceded by	Gustav Heinemann
Succeeded by	Karl Carstens
Acting Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
In office May 7, 1974 – May 16, 1974
President	Gustav Heinemann
Preceded by	Willy Brandt
Succeeded by	Helmut Schmidt
6th Vice-Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
In office October 21, 1969 – May 16, 1974
Preceded by	Willy Brandt
Succeeded by	Hans-Dietrich Genscher
5th Federal Minister of the Foreign Affairs
In office October 21, 1969 – May 16, 1974
Preceded by	Willy Brandt
Succeeded by	Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Born	July 8, 1919 (1919-07-08) (age 88) Solingen, Germany
Political party	FDP
Spouse	Mildred Scheel (1932-1985)
Religion	Protestant

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Biography

Scheel was born in Solingen. Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr During World War II, he served in the Luftwaffe, the last years of the war as a Radar operator on a Me 110 night fighter. 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 ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A night fighter (also all-weather fighter) is a Fighter aircraft adapted for use at night or in other times of bad visibility

As federal minister of economic cooperation and development (1961-1966), he brought about the downfall of the Erhard government in late 1966, when he took the Free Democratic Party, which he led, out of the coalition government. "Erhard" redirects here For the saint of this name see Saint Erhard. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Free Democratic Party ( Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP is a liberal Political party in Germany.

In 1969, he enabled his party to form a new coalition with the Social Democrats. He returned to government as Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor. This page lists State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs under the German Empire (1871-1919 Reich Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1919-1945 and Federal Ministers of Foreign The Vice-Chancellor of Germany ( Vizekanzler) in Germany is the second highest position in the cabinet at least according to the protocol Due to his foreign policy, the Federal Republic of Germany gave up claims on former territories ceded to Poland and the USSR in 1945 and officially recognized the existence of the GDR, causing a massive public debate that led to early elections in 1972. The coalition was reelected and the efforts to improve relations with the countries on the other side of the iron curtain continued.

On May 7, 1974, Brandt resigned as Chancellor after one of his personal assistants, Günter Guillaume, was arrested as a spy for the East German state. Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (18 December 1913 - 8 October 1992 was a German politician Chancellor of West Germany 1969&ndash1974 The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler Though this had been internally suspected since 1973, Brandt accepted responsibility and resigned. Scheel, as acting chancellor, chaired the government meetings for a little over a week, until Helmut Schmidt was elected Chancellor. Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (born 23 December 1918 is a German Social Democratic Politician who served as Chancellor of West Germany

At that time, Scheel was elected Federal President of West Germany, a post he held from July 1974 until June 1979. The President of Germany (deutscher Bundespräsident is Germany 's Head of state. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) He largely retreated to private life after his term of office expired, though he sometimes appears on political talk shows or events. At the funeral of Hanns Martin Schleyer in October 1977, Scheel gave a speech entitled shame. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays

Walter Scheel, Portrait by Günter Rittner 1996