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Walter Scheel
Walter Scheel | |
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 Walter Scheel in 1974 | |
| President of Germany (West Germany) | |
| In office 1 July 1974 – 30 June 1979 | |
| Chancellor | Helmut Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Gustav Heinemann |
| Succeeded by | Karl Carstens |
| Chancellor of Germany (West Germany) Acting | |
| In office 7 May 1974 – 16 May 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Willy Brandt |
| Succeeded by | Helmut Schmidt |
| Vice Chancellor of Germany (West Germany) | |
| In office 21 October 1969 – 16 May 1974 | |
| Chancellor | Willy Brandt |
| Preceded by | Willy Brandt |
| Succeeded by | Hans-Dietrich Genscher |
| Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 21 October 1969 – 16 May 1974 | |
| Chancellor | Willy Brandt |
| Preceded by | Willy Brandt |
| Succeeded by | Hans-Dietrich Genscher |
| Vice President of the Bundestag | |
| In office 1967–1969 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Dehler |
| Succeeded by | Liselotte Funcke |
| Member of the European Parliament for West Germany | |
| In office 1 July 1956 – 20 November 1961 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 6 September 1953 – 27 June 1974 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 July 1919 Solingen, Weimar Republic |
| Died | 24 August 2016 (aged 97) Bad Krozingen, Germany |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party |
| Other political affiliations | Nazi Party (1942–1945) |
| Spouse(s) |
Eva Charlotte Kronenberg
(m. 1942–1966)Mildred Wirtz
(m. 1969–1985)Barbara Wiese
(m. 1988–2016) |
| Children | Ulrich Cornelia Simon Martin Andrea-Gwendoline |
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Walter Scheel (8 July 1919 – 24 August 2016) was a German politician (FDP).
- ↑ "Walter Scheel (1974–1979)". German Federal Presidency. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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