Walter Scheel (born July 8, 1919) is a German politician (FDP). The President of Germany (German: Bundespräsident, formerly Reichspräsident) is Germanys head of state. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Gustav Walter Heinemann (July 23, 1899 - July 7, 1976) was a German politician. ... Karl Carstens (December 14, 1914 - May 30, 1992) was a German politician. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | German political parties | Liberal parties ...

Biography

Scheel was born in Solingen. During World War 2 he served in the Luftwaffe, the last years of the war as a Radar operator on a Me 110 Nightfighter. Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... 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. ... This or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Messerschmitt Bf110 (later Me110) was a twin-engine heavy fighter in the service of the Luftwaffe during World War II. History Based around the concept of the long-range Zerstörer or Destroyer Fighter the Bf110 enjoyed some success in the Polish and French campaigns. ... A night 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. Ludwig Erhard (February 4, 1897–May 5, 1977) was a German politician (CDU) and Chancellor of West Germany from 1963 until 1966. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | German political parties | Liberal parties ...

In 1969 he enabled his party to form a new coalition with the social democrats (being integrated in a government for the first time). He returned to government as Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor. 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. This page lists State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs under the German Empire (1873-1918), and Ministers of Foreign Affairs under succeeding governments thereafter. ... The Vice-Chancellor of Germany (Vizekanzler) in Germany is the second highest position in the government, and is usually held by the leader of the governments principal coalition partner. ...

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. 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. Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (December 18, 1913 - October 8, 1992) was a German politician, Chancellor of West Germany 1969 – 1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) 1964 – 1987. ... The head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (German: Kanzler or Bundeskanzler meaning federal chancellor). ... Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (born December 23, 1918) is a German Social Democratic politician. ...

At that time Scheel was elected Federal President of West Germany, a post he held from July 1974 until June 1979. 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. The President of Germany (German: Bundespräsident, formerly Reichspräsident) is Germanys head of state. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Hanns-Martin Schleyer Hanns Martin Schleyer (May 1, 1915, Offenburg – October 19, 1977 near Mulhouse, France) was a German manager, CDU member and employer representative. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Foreign Ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany

Konrad Adenauer | Heinrich von Brentano | Gerhard Schröder | Willy Brandt | Walter Scheel | Hans-Dietrich Genscher | Helmut Schmidt | Hans-Dietrich Genscher | Klaus Kinkel | Joschka Fischer | Frank-Walter Steinmeier Image File history File links Coat_of_Arms_of_Germany. ... The German Foreign Office (in German, Auswärtiges Amt, or AA) is the foreign ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany, and is responsible for both its foreign politics and its relationship to the European Union. ... For other uses, see Konrad Adenauer (disambiguation). ... Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo (born June 6, 1904 in Offenbach, d. ... Gerhard Schröder (September 11, 1910 - December 31, 1989) was a West German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union (Germany) party. ... Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (December 18, 1913 - October 8, 1992) was a German politician, Chancellor of West Germany 1969 – 1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) 1964 – 1987. ... George H. W. Bush and Hans-Dietrich Genscher, November 21st, 1989. ... Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (born December 23, 1918) is a German Social Democratic politician. ... George H. W. Bush and Hans-Dietrich Genscher, November 21st, 1989. ... Dr. Klaus Kinkel (born December 17, 1936) is a German politician (FDP). ... Joschka Fischer Joseph Martin Joschka Fischer (April 12, 1948 – ) was German foreign minister and Vice Chancellor in the government of Gerhard Schröder from 1998 to 2005. ... Steinmeier and Condoleezza Rice in Berlin Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (born 5 January 1956 in Detmold, Germany) is a German politician and, since November 22, 2005, Foreign Minister of Germany in the Grand Coalition of Angela Merkel. ...

see also: Foreign ministers since 1871 This page lists State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs under the German Empire (1873-1918), and Ministers of Foreign Affairs under succeeding governments thereafter. ...