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Otto Graf Lambsdorff

Otto Graf Lambsdorff
Lambsdorff in 1978
Federal Minister of Economics
In office
7 October 1977 – 17 September 1982
Preceded byHans Friderichs
Succeeded byManfred Lahnstein
In office
4 October 1982 – 24 June 1984
Preceded byManfred Lahnstein
Succeeded byMartin Bangemann
Chairman of the FDP
In office
1988–1993
Preceded byMartin Bangemann
Succeeded byKlaus Kinkel
Member of the Bundestag
In office
13 December 1972 – 26 October 1998
Personal details
Born
Otto Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von der Wenge Graf Lambsdorff

(1926-12-20)20 December 1926
Aachen, Weimar Germany
Died5 December 2009(2009-12-05) (aged 82)
Bonn, Germany
Political partyFDP
Spouse(s)Renate Lepper (1953–1975)
Alexandra von Quistorp (1975–2009)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Bonn
University of Cologne
OccupationLawyer

Otto Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr[1] von der Wenge Graf[2] Lambsdorff, known as Otto Graf Lambsdorff (20 December 1926 – 5 December 2009), was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). He was the German Federal Minister of Economics from 1977 to 1984, when he resigned due to corruption allegations.

  1. ^ Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
  2. ^ Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as 'Count', not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.

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