Hans Krüger
Hans Krüger (6 July 1902 – 3 November 1971) was a former member of the NSDAP party and other Nazi organizations who served as an SS judge in occupied Poland during the Second World War. After the war he became West German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as Federal Minister for Displaced Persons, Refugees and War Victims of the Federal Republic of Germany from 17 October 1963 to 7 February 1964, in the First Cabinet of Chancellor Ludwig Erhard, as President of the Federation of Expellees from 1959 to 1964, and as a Member of Parliament from 1957 to 1965. He stepped down from cabinet amid controversy about his war-time background.
Hans Krüger | |
|---|---|
| Federal Minister for Displaced Persons, Refugees and War Victims Germany | |
| In office 17 October 1963 – 7 February 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Mischnick |
| Succeeded by | Ernst Lemmer |
| President of the Federation of Expellees | |
| In office 1959–1964 | |
| Preceded by | Georg Baron Manteuffel-Szoege and Linus Kather |
| Succeeded by | Wenzel Jaksch |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 1957–1965 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1902 |
| Died | 3 November 1971 |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP) Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
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