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Walter Scheel

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Walter Scheel

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deutscher Politiker (FDP); 4. Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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Walter Scheel (1919–2016) was a German politician and military personnel who served as the president of Germany, Vice-Chancellor of Germany, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Member of the European Parliament. A member of the Free Democratic Party and the Nazi Party, he was also affiliated with the German Academy for Language and Literature. Scheel worked in Düsseldorf, Bonn, Strasbourg, and Brussels, and his career included roles as a general manager and business consultant.

Born in Solingen, he served as a senior lieutenant in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was married to Mildred Scheel and was a Protestant. Scheel received the Charlemagne Prize, the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Orden wider den tierischen Ernst, and the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. He died of natural causes in Bad Krozingen and is buried in Zehlendorf Forest Cemetery.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Walter
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Solingen
Place of death
Bad Krozingen
Spouse
Mildred Scheel
Occupation
military personnel
Position held
member of the German Bundestag
Political party
Nazi Party
Languages spoken
German
Native language
German
Religion
Protestant Church in Germany
Award
Order of the Chrysanthemum
Field of work
politics
Conflict
World War II
Military branch
Luftwaffe
Military rank
senior lieutenant
Image
Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-047-20, Walter Scheel.jpg
Number of children
3
Work location
Brussels
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Commons category
Walter Scheel
date of birth
1919-07-08
member of
German Academy for Language and Literature
name in native language
Walter Scheel
Commons gallery
Walter Scheel
date of death
2016-08-24
manner of death
natural causes
place of burial
Zehlendorf Forest Cemetery
catalog code
11001949
candidacy in election
1974 West German presidential election
P8168
Roscoff
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Walter Scheel (* 8. Juli 1919 in Höhscheid, Landkreis Solingen; † 24. August 2016 in Bad Krozingen) war ein deutscher Politiker der FDP. Er war von 1974 bis 1979 der vierte Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Davor war er von 1961 bis 1966 in Koalitionsregierungen mit der CDU in den letzten zwei Kabinetten Konrad Adenauers (Kabinett Adenauer IV und V) sowie unter Bundeskanzler Ludwig Erhard Bundesminister für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit. Von 1968 bis 1974 war Scheel Bundesvorsitzender der FDP und führte die Partei in die sozialliberale Koalition. In dieser war er von 1969 bis 1974 Bundesminister des Auswärtigen und Vizekanzler unter Willy Brandt. Nach dessen Rücktritt agierte Scheel vom 7. bis zum 16. Mai 1974 als geschäftsführender Bundeskanzler.

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