Gerhard Stoltenberg
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Stoltenberg in 1965
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Federal Minister of Defence Germany
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In office April 21, 1989 – April 1, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Rupert Scholz |
| Succeeded by | Volker Rühe |
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Federal Minister of Finance Germany
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In office October 4, 1982 – April 21, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Manfred Lahnstein |
| Succeeded by | Theodor Waigel |
| Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein | |
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In office May 24, 1971 – October 4, 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Helmut Lemke |
| Succeeded by | Uwe Barschel |
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Federal Minister of Scientific Research Germany
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In office October 26, 1965 – October 21, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Hans Lenz |
| Succeeded by | Hans Leussink |
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September 29, 1928 Kiel, Germany |
| Died | November 23, 2001 (aged 73) Bad Godesberg, Germany |
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Germany
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| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
| Alma mater | University of Kiel |
| Profession | Historian |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Gerhard Stoltenberg (September 29, 1928 – November 23, 2001) was a German politician (CDU) and minister in the cabinets of Ludwig Erhard, Kurt Georg Kiesinger and Helmut Kohl. He served as minister-president of the German state (Land) of Schleswig-Holstein from 1971 to 1982 and as such as President of the Bundesrat in 1977/78.
Stoltenberg was born in northern Germany in Kiel. In 1944 he became a navy assistant (HJ-Marinehelfer), a Hitler Youth auxiliary in the Kriegsmarine. After the war, when he was no longer a prisoner of war, he finished school in 1949 (Abitur). Stoltenberg began to study history, sociology and philosophy at the University of Kiel. In 1954 he graduated as a Doctor of Philosophy and worked as an academic in Kiel. In 1960 he became a professor (Privatdozent). In the years 1965 and again 1969/1970 Stoltenberg was the director of the company Friedrich Krupp in Essen. In 2001 he died in Bad Godesberg.
Stoltenberg was married and had two children. He was member of the Lutheran church.
Since 1947 Stoltenberg had been member of the CDU. In the years 1955–1961 he was federal leader of the Junge Union, the youth' organisation of the CDU. From 1955 Stoltenberg had different positions in the CDU. From 1971 until 1989, he was chairman of the CDU in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. Moreover, Stoltenberg served as vice chairman of the federal CDU since 1969.
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