Hans Klein (11 July 1931 – 26 November 1996) was a German politician (CSU) who served as Vice President of the Bundestag from 1990 until his death in 1996.[1][2][3]
Hans Klein | |
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 Klein in 1990 | |
| Minister for Economic Cooperation | |
| In office 12 March 1987 – 21 April 1989 | |
| Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
| Preceded by | Jürgen Warnke |
| Succeeded by | Jürgen Warnke |
| Minister for Special Affairs | |
| In office 26 November 1989 – 20 December 1990 | |
| Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
| Preceded by | Rudolf Seiters |
| Succeeded by | Lothar de Maizière |
| Vice President of the Bundestag | |
| In office 20 December 1990 – 26 November 1996 | |
| President | Rita Süssmuth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hans Klein 11 July 1931 Šumperk, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Died | 26 November 1996 (aged 65) Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Political party | Christian Social Union |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Leicester |
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Klein had previously served as Minister for Special Affairs from 1989 to 1990 and as Minister for Economic Cooperation from 1987 to 1989 both in Helmut Kohl's third cabinet.[4][3]
References
edit- ^ "Hans Klein". csu-geschichte.de (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Abschied von Hans Klein - Staatsakt im Deutschen Bundestag". bundesregierung.de (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ a b Traynor, Ian (7 December 1996). "And the Wall came tumbling down: Obituary of Hans Klein". The Guardian. Guardian Newspapers Ltd. ISSN 0261-3077.
- ^ "Zum Tode von Hans Klein". bundesregierung.de (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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