Ernst Albrecht (politician)
- Ernst Albrecht (politician)
Infobox Politician
name = Ernst Albrecht
office = Minister-President of Lower Saxony
term_start = 1976
term_end = 1990
predecessor = Alfred Kubel
successor = Gerhard Schröder
birth_date = birth date and age|1930|06|29
birth_place = Leuchtenburg, Germany
death_date =
death_place =
alma_mater = University of Tübingen
University of Bonn
spouse =
occupation = Economist (Diplom)
party = CDU
religion = Lutheran
Ernst Albrecht (born June 29 1930 in Leuchtenburg) is a German politician (CDU) and was Premier of Lower Saxony from 1976 until 1990.
After working for predecessor organizations of the European Union, Albrecht was elected to the Lower Saxony state legislature in 1970. From 1971 to 1976, he was also chief executive officer of Bahlsen.
When Alfred Kubel stepped back from the office of Premier in 1976, Albrecht was surprisingly elected his successor. Since he received three more votes than his party had representatives in parliament, some members of the competing parties of SPD and FDP must have secretely voted for him.
Albrecht is known for the decision to make the County of Lüchow-Dannenberg the state's "nuclear district"; only a radioactive waste dump at Gorleben was realized, however. During his tenure Albrecht was embroiled in an unusually large number of political scandals; most famously, the Celle Hole. In 1980, Albrecht started a campaign for federal chancellor, but did not prevail against fellow conservative Franz-Josef Strauß. Albrecht lost the 1990 state elections to Gerhard Schröder, who later became federal chancellor.
He is the father of Ursula von der Leyen, the former minister of social affairs in Lower Saxony, and since 2005 federal minister of family affairs. His brother is George Alexander Albrecht, a conductor.
References
* ISBN 3-88243-010-9 (German)
* [http://wikitree.org/index.php?title=Ernst_Albrecht Wiki-Genealogy]
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