Alex Möller

Alex Möller
Möller in 1973
Minister of Finance
In office 22 October 1969 – 13 May 1971
Chancellor	Willy Brandt
Preceded by	Franz Josef Strauss
Succeeded by	Karl Schiller
Member of the Bundestag from Baden-Württemberg
In office 17 October 1961 – 14 December 1976
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Karl Weber
Constituency	State list (1961–1969) Heidelberg-Stadt (1969–1976)
Landtag offices Member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg for Karlsruhe-Stadt I In office 25 March 1952 – 5 October 1961 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Walther Wäldele Member of the Landtag of Württemberg-Baden for Karlsruhe-Land In office 15 July 1946 – 30 May 1952 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Constituency abolished Member of the Landtag of Prussia for Halle-Merseburg In office 1928–1933
Personal details
Born	Alexander Johann Heinrich Friedrich Möller (1903-04-26)26 April 1903 Dortmund, Germany
Died	2 October 1985(1985-10-02) (aged 82) Karlsruhe, West Germany
Party	Social Democratic

Alexander Johann Heinrich Friedrich Möller (26 April 1903 – 2 October 1985) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

Biography

Möller's official Landtag portrait, 1932

Möller was born in Dortmund. He was a member of the Landtag of Prussia from 1928 to 1933. After the war, he served in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg from 1946 to 5 October 1961, when he was elected to the Bundestag. His successor was Walther Wäldele. Möller stayed in the Bundestag up to 1976.

From 1969 to 1971, Möller served as Federal Minister of Finance in the Cabinet of Willy Brandt, resigning from the post after 2 years. According to one study, Möller’s resignation was prompted by a dramatic increase in spending early in Brandt’s term.

Besides being active in the SPD, Möller was director general of and Chief Executive Officer of the Karlsruher Lebensversicherung AG. Hence, his nickname was Genosse Generaldirektor (roughly: Comrade director general), which he also used as a title of his memoirs (1978).

Möller is an honorary citizen of Karlsruhe, where he died.