Kurt Schmücker | |
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Schmücker 1971
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Federal Minister for the Treasury | |
In office 1 December 1966 – 21 October 1969 |
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Preceded by | Werner Dollinger |
Federal Minister of Finance | |
In office 8 November 1966 – 2 December 1966 |
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Preceded by | Rolf Dahlgrün |
Succeeded by | Franz Josef Strauss |
Federal Minister of Economics | |
In office 17 October 1963 – 30 November 1966 |
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Preceded by | Ludwig Erhard |
Succeeded by | Karl Schiller |
Personal details | |
Born |
Löningen, Lower Saxony, Germany |
10 November 1919
Died | 6 January 1996 Löningen, Germany |
(aged 76)
Nationality | German |
Political party | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
Profession | Printer |
Religion | Catholic |
Kurt Schmücker (10 November 1919 – 6 January 1996) was a German politician, member of Christian Democratic Union.
Kurt Schmücker was born on 10 November 1919 in Löningen, Lower Saxony. In 1938 Schmücker ended a book printing course and started working in local newspapers. From 1940 to 1945 he served in the German infantry during World War II.
In 1937, Schmücker joined Nazi Party. Schmücker joined the CDU in 1946. He represented Cloppenburg – Vechta in the German Federal Parliament from 1953 to 1972.
From 17 October 1963 to 30 November 1966 he served as minister for Economics and Technology. From 1966 to 1969 he was served as minister for the Treasury.