Kurt Georg Kiesinger

Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Chancellor of Germany
(West Germany)
In office
30 November 1966 – 22 October 1969
PresidentHeinrich Lübke
Gustav Heinemann
Vice ChancellorWilly Brandt
Preceded byLudwig Erhard
Succeeded byWilly Brandt
Leader of Christian Democratic Union
In office
23 May 1967 – 5 October 1971
Preceded byLudwig Erhard
Succeeded byRainer Barzel
Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg
In office
17 December 1958 – 1 December 1966
Preceded byGebhard Müler
Succeeded byHans Filbinger
President of Bundesrat
In office
1 November 1962 – 31 October 1963
Preceded byHans Erhard
Succeeded byGeorg Dieterichs
Leader of CDU/CSU
In office
9 May 1973 – 17 May 1973
Preceded byRainer Barzel
Succeeded byKarl Carstens
Parliamentary functions
In office
7 September 1949 – 4 November 1980
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byNobert Nothhelfer
Personal details
Born
Kurt Georg Kiesinger

(1904-04-06)6 April 1904
Ebingen, Württemberg, German Empire
Died(1988-03-09)9 March 1988
Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Political partyChristian Democratic Union of Germany (1946-1988)
NSDAP (1933-1945)
Spouse(s)Marie-Luise Kiesinger (1908-1990)
Children2

Kurt Georg Kiesinger (6 April 1904 in Ebingen, now Baden-Württemberg – 9 March 1988 in Tübingen-Bebenhausen) was a German politician.

Life

Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard (4 February 1897 in Fürth – 5 May 1977 in Bonn) was a German politician. Kiesinger was born in Southern Germany. He studied history and philosophy in Tübingen and later law in Berlin.

He joined the Nazi party in 1933, and worked in the government. After the war he was held in a prison camp in Ludwigshafen. He was released when notes on his personnel file showed that he had not helped the anti-Jewish actions in his department, and had tried to stop them.

In 1946, he started a political career in the CDU. From 1958 to 1966, he was Minister President of Baden-Württemberg, from 1967 to 1971 Chair of the CDU.

From 1966 to 1969, he was chancellor of West Germany.

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