Helmut Kohl
Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (3 April 1930 – 16 June 2017) was a German politician of the CDU party. He was the last Chancellor of West Germany, and he stayed in office after reunification as the first Chancellor of a united Germany.
Helmut Kohl | |
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.jpg) Kohl in 1996 | |
| Chancellor of Germany (West Germany until 1990) | |
| In office 1 October 1982 – 27 October 1998[a] | |
| President | Karl Carstens Richard von Weizsäcker Roman Herzog |
| Vice Chancellor | Hans-Dietrich Genscher Jürgen Möllemann Klaus Kinkel |
| Preceded by | Helmut Schmidt |
| Succeeded by | Gerhard Schröder |
| Leader of the Christian Democratic Union | |
| In office 12 June 1973 – 7 November 1998 | |
| General Secretary | Kurt Biedenkopf Heiner Geißler Volker Rühe Peter Hintze |
| Preceded by | Rainer Barzel |
| Succeeded by | Wolfgang Schäuble |
| Leader of the CDU/CSU Group in the Bundestag | |
| In office 13 December 1976 – 4 October 1982 | |
| First Deputy | Friedrich Zimmermann |
| Preceded by | Karl Carstens |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Dregger |
| Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| In office 19 May 1969 – 2 December 1976 | |
| Deputy | Otto Meyer |
| Preceded by | Peter Altmeier |
| Succeeded by | Bernhard Vogel |
| Member of the Bundestag for Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| In office 26 October 1998 – 17 October 2002 | |
| Constituency | Party list |
| In office 14 December 1976 – 20 December 1990 | |
| Constituency | Party list |
| Member of the Bundestag for Ludwigshafen/Frankenthal | |
| In office 20 December 1990 – 26 October 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Manfred Reimann |
| Succeeded by | Doris Barnett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Helmut Josef Michael Kohl 3 April 1930 Ludwigshafen, Bavaria, Weimar Republic |
| Died | 16 June 2017 (aged 87) Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Resting place | Cathedral Chapter Cemetery, Speyer |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Spouse(s) | Hannelore Renner (m. 1960; died 2001) Maike Richter (m. 2008) |
| Children | |
| Alma mater | Heidelberg University |
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From 1969 to 1976 he was the Minister President of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and from 1982 to 1998 Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. Kohl helped to arrange the process of German reunification and participated considerably in the European unity process. A pro-EU conservative, he was often compared to Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, two other leaders with similar views in the 1980s. In 1998, he retired as Chancellor, as the SPD won the election. His replacement was Gerhard Schröeder.
His involvement with the CDU donation affair, and in particular offences against party law is open to question.
Kohl died on the morning of 16 June 2017 in his hometown of Ludwigshafen, aged 87.[1]
References change
- ↑ "Obituary: Helmut Kohl". BBC News. 16 June 2017.
Notes
- ↑ From 1 October 1982 to 2 October 1990, Helmut Kohl was Federal Chancellor of West Germany only. From 3 October 1990 until 27 October 1998, he was Federal Chancellor of the reunified Germany.
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