Gerhard Schröder (CDU)
Gerhard Schröder (11 September 1910 – 31 December 1989) was a West German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. He served as Federal Minister of the Interior from 1953 to 1961, as Foreign Minister from 1961 to 1966, and as Minister of Defence from 1966 until 1969. In the 1969 election he ran for President of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) but was outpolled by Gustav Heinemann.
Gerhard Schröder | |
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Schröder in 1966 | |
| Minister of Defence (West Germany) | |
| In office 1 December 1966 – 21 October 1969 | |
| Chancellor | Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
| Preceded by | Kai-Uwe von Hassel |
| Succeeded by | Helmut Schmidt |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs (West Germany) | |
| In office 14 November 1961 – 30 November 1966 | |
| Chancellor | Konrad Adenauer Ludwig Erhard |
| Preceded by | Heinrich von Brentano |
| Succeeded by | Willy Brandt |
| Minister of the Interior (West Germany) | |
| In office 20 October 1953 – 13 November 1961 | |
| Chancellor | Konrad Adenauer |
| Preceded by | Robert Lehr |
| Succeeded by | Hermann Höcherl |
| Deputy Chair of the CDU/CSU in the German Bundestag | |
| In office 24 June 1952 – 20 October 1953 | |
| Member of the German Bundestag | |
| In office 7 September 1949 – 4 November 1980 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1910 Saarbrücken, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 31 December 1989 (aged 79) Kampen (Sylt), West Germany |
| Political party | Nazi Party (1933–1941) Christian Democratic Union (1945–1989) |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn University of Edinburgh |
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