- Reinhard Klimmt
Infobox_Politician
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name = Reinhard Klimmt
birth_date = birth date and age|1942|8|16|mf=y
birth_place =Berlin ,Germany
death_date =
death_place =
office =Minister-President ofSaarland
term_start =Oktober 1998
term_end =September 29 1999
predecessor =Oskar Lafontaine
successor =Peter Müller
office2 = Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs
term_start2 =September 29 1999
term_end2 =November 16 2000
predecessor2 =Franz Müntefering
successor2 =Kurt Bodewig
party = SPD
occupation = HistorianReinhard Klimmt (born
August 16 ,1942 inBerlin ) is a Germanpolitician (SPD ). From 1998 to 1999, he wasMinister-President of theSaarland , and 1999 - 2000, Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs.Personal life
After passing the
Abitur inOsnabrück , Klimmt studied history at theSaarland University .He is a passionate
bibliophile and writes columns for the German website ofAbeBooks .Klimmt is married and has three children.
Political career
Since 1964, Klimmt is a member of the
SPD . In 1998, he became Minister-President of the Saarland, since his precedessor,Oskar Lafontaine became the new Federal Minister of Finance after the SPD's victory at the Federal election.In 1999, Klimmt lost to
Peter Müller in the parliament elections in the Saarland. Later that year, he became Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs. After only one year in office, he was forced to resign because of his role in a dubious financial crisis of the German football club1. FC Saarbrücken .External links
* [http://www.abebooks.de/docs/ReadingRoom/Archive/archivThemen.shtml#klim Klimmt's column at Abebooks.de] (german)
References
This article is based on the entry Reinhard Klimmt in the
German Wikipedia .
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