Georg Leber (born October 7, 1920 in Obertiefenbach, near Limburg an der Lahn) is a German politician in the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... The river Lahn in Limburg Limburg an der Lahn (Limburg on the Lahn river) is a small German town, the capital of the district Limburg-Weilburg in the west of Hesse. ... The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD – Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands) is one of the oldest political parties of Germany still in existence and also one of the oldest and largest in the world, celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2003. ...

After serving in the Luftwaffe (the German air force) in World War 2, he joined the SPD in 1947. In 1957, he was elected the to the Bundestag, which he was a member of until 1983. The   Luftwaffe? (German: air force, IPA: [luftvafÉ™]) is the commonly used term for the German air force. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bundestag (Federal Diet) is the parliament of Germany. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1966, Leber was appointed to the position of Minister for Transportation for the Grand coalition. He kept this position and became Minister for Postal Service and Long-Distance Communication under the joint SPD-FDP administration. 1972 he gave up both positions and became Minister of Defence. Under his ministership the Bundeswehr was expanded and the Universities of the Bundeswehr were founded in Munich and Hamburg. In 1978 he retired from his position after being involved in controversies involving eavesdropping. From 1979 to 1983, at which point he gave up his mandate, he was the Vice-President of the Bundestag. 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... A grand coalition is a coalition government in a parliamentary system where political parties representing a vast majority of the parliament unite in a coalition. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | German political parties | Liberal parties ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Bundeswehr (   listen?) is the name of the armed forces of Germany and its administration. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German state of Bavaria. ... Position of Hamburg in Germany Hamburgs central broadway Jungfernstieg at the Alster lake, between 1900 and 1914 This article is about the city in Germany. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Eavesdropping is the intercepting and reading of messages and conversations by unintended recipients. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Presidium of the German Bundestag conisists of the President of the Bundestag and a variable number (momentarily 4) of Vice-Presidents of the Bundestag. ...