Walter Scheel
Politician
1919 –
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Who is Walter Scheel?
Walter Scheel is a German politician. He served as Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development from 1961 to 1966, Foreign Minister of Germany and Vice Chancellor from 1969 to 1974, acting Chancellor of Germany from 7 to 16 May 1974, and finally as President of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1974 to 1979.
He is currently the oldest former German president alive and the longest-lived German head of state.
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- Born
- Jul 8, 1919
Solingen - Also known as
- Scheel, Walter
- Children
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Lutheranism
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Lived in
- Solingen
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on July 23, 2013
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