Kai-Uwe von Hassel

Kai-Uwe von Hassel (21 April 1913 - 8 May 1997) was a German politician from Schleswig-Holstein associated with the CDU party.

Hassel was born in Gare, German East Africa (current Tanzania).

In 1954-1963 he was Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein. From 1955-1956, he was President of the German Bundesrat. He was closely associated with Ludwig Erhard's two Chancellorships, serving as Minister of Defense from 16 October 1963 to 1 December 1966. He then served in Kurt Georg Kiesinger's Chancellorship from 1 December 1966 to 21 October 1969 as "Minister of Displaced Persons, Refugees, and War Victims".

Following this ministership, he became president of the Bundestag from 5 February 1969 to 13 December 1972, after the previous president (Eugen Gerstenmaier) resigned amidst a financial scandal. He died aged 84 during the Charlemagne Award ceremony in the Aachen city hall in 1997.

Literature

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

External links

* [http://www.bmvg.de/portal/a/bmvg/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLt4w3cjcFSYGZpub6kTAxX4_83FT9oNQ8fW_9AP2C3IhyR0dFRQDKctTT/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvd0ZNQUFzQUMvNElVRS82XzlfNVJK Short biography]

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NAME=von Hassel, Kai-Uwe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=German politician
DATE OF BIRTH=21 April 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH=Gare, German East Africa
DATE OF DEATH=8 May 1997
PLACE OF DEATH=Aachen, Germany