Karl Carstens
9th President of Germany 5th President of the Federal Republic of Germany
In office July 1, 1979 – June 30, 1984
Preceded by	Walter Scheel
Succeeded by	Richard von Weizsäcker
Born	December 14, 1914(1914-12-14) Bremen, Germany
Died	May 30, 1992 (aged 77) Meckenheim, Germany
Nationality	German
Political party	CDU (since 1955); NSDAP (1940-1945)
Spouse	Veronica Carstens
Religion	Protestant

Karl Carstens (December 14, 1914 - May 30, 1992) was a German politician. He served as the fifth Federal President of West Germany. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The President of Germany is Germanys head of state. ... The Federal Republic of Germany can refer to two things: West Germany from 1949-1990 Germany since German reunification in 1990 ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Walter Scheel (born July 8, 1919) is a German politician (FDP). ... Dr. Richard Freiherr von Weizsäcker ▶ (help· info) (born April 15, 1920) is a German politician (CDU). ... is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_German_Empire. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Meckenheim is a town and a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU — Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the second largest political party in Germany. ... The Nazi swastika The National Socialist German Workers Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei), better known as the NSDAP or the Nazi Party was a political party that was led to power in Germany by Adolf Hitler in 1933. ... is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The President of Germany is Germanys head of state. ...

Biography

Born in Bremen, Carstens studied law and political science at the universities of Frankfurt, Dijon, Munich, Königsberg, and Hamburg from 1933 to 1936. In 1949 he received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Yale Law School. Bremen, see Bremen (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... Dijon ( , IPA: ) is a city in eastern France, the préfecture (administrative capital) of the Côte-dOr département and of the Bourgogne région. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Former German name of the city of Kaliningrad. ... Location Coordinates Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE6 First Mayor Ole von Beust (CDU) Governing party CDU Votes in Bundesrat 3 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  755 km² (292 sq mi) Population 1,754,317 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 2,324 /km² (6,018... The Sterling Law Building Sculptural ornamentation on the Sterling Law Building Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. ...

Carstens joined the NSDAP in 1940, reportedly to further his career in the legal profession. Carstens had, however, joined the SA, the Nazi paramilitary organisation, in 1933 already. The Nazi swastika The National Socialist German Workers Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei), better known as the NSDAP or the Nazi Party was a political party that was led to power in Germany by Adolf Hitler in 1933. ... SA may stand for: // Students Association, an association of students, also written as S.A. for e. ...

In 1955 he entered the CDU. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU — Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the second largest political party in Germany. ...

In July 1960 Carstens entered government service as a secretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the same year he was also appointed as professor for public and international law at Cologne University. During the Grand coalition government (1966-1969), he first served as secretary of state in the Ministry of Defence, and after 1968 as Director of the Chancellor's Office. A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ... The Federal Ministry of Defence (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung) is a ministry in the German Cabinet. ... Kanzleramt, view from the Reichstag Kanzleramt Kanzleramt, view from Spree Kanzleramt Kanzleramt The German Chancellery (in German, Bundeskanzleramt, or more commonly: Kanzleramt) is the administrative body of the Chancellor of Germany. ...

In 1972 Carstens was first elected into the Bundestag, of which he was a member until 1979. From May 1973 until October 1976 he was the chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group. During that time he was an outspoken critic of left-wing tendencies in German society and particular accused the governing SPD of being to soft on left-wing extremists. He also famously denounced the author Heinrich Böll as a supporter of left-wing terrorism (specifically, the Baader-Meinhof Gang). Type Lower house President of the Bundestag Dr. Norbert Lammert, CDU since October 18, 2005 Members 614 Political groups (as of September 18, 2005 elections) Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union of Bavaria Bloc (226), Social Democratic Party of Germany (222), Free Democratic Party (61), The Left Party. ... The Christian Social Union of Bavaria ( ) is a Christian democratic political party in Germany. ... SPD redirects here. ... A monument of Heinrich Böll in Berlin Heinrich Theodor Böll (December 21, 1917 – July 16, 1985) was one of Germanys foremost post-World War II writers. ... RAF Logo The Red Army Faction (in German: Rote Armee Fraktion; RAF), also known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang, was postwar Germanys most active radical leftist paramilitary group, which is widely regarded as a terrorist organization. ...

On 14 December 1976, after the general elections had made the CDU/CSU the largest group in parliament, Carstens was elected president of the Bundestag. is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On May 23, 1979 Carstens was elected as the fifth President of the Federal Republic of Germany. Carstens is well known for hiking Germany during his term in order to decrease the gulf between politics and the people. is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ...

In December 1982, the recently elected Chancellor Helmut Kohl deliberately lost a motion of confidence in order to obtain a clearer majority in new general elections. This gave rise to a discussion whether such a step constitutes a "manipulation of the constitution". On January 7 1983, President Carstens nonetheless dissolved the Bundestag and called for new elections. In February 1983 Carstens' decision was approved by the Federal Constitutional Court so that general elections could take place. Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born April 3, 1930) is a German conservative politician and statesman. ... 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 other such assembly) a chance to register their confidence in a government. ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1984 he decided not to seek a second term on account of his age and left office on 30 June 1984. is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Literature

• Michael F. Feldkamp (ed.), Der Bundestagspräsident. Amt - Funktion - Person. 16. Wahlperiode, München 2007, ISBN 978-3-7892-8201-0

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