Rupert Scholz
| Rupert Scholz | |
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| German Federal Minister of Defence | |
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In office 18 May 1988 – 21 April 1989 |
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| Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
| Preceded by | Manfred Wörner |
| Succeeded by | Gerhard Stoltenberg |
| Member of the German Bundestag | |
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In office 20 December 1990 – 17 October 2002 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 May 1937 Berlin, Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (1983–present) |
| Alma mater |
Free University of Berlin; Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
| Occupation | Professor for Public Law |
Rupert Scholz (born 23 May 1937 in Berlin) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union.
Scholz was a law professor before assuming ministerial role. He was the federal minister of defence from 1988 to 1989 in the cabinet led by the then prime minister Helmut Kohl.Gerhard Stoltenberg succeeded him in the post in the cabinet reshuffle. Scholz also served as Berlin senator.
In 2007, Scholz stated that Germany should strive to become a nuclear power.
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