Gerhard Schröder (CDU)
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For the Chancellor of Germany from 1998-2005, member of SPD, see Gerhard Schröder.
Gerhard Schröder (September 11, 1910 - December 31, 1989) was a West German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union (Germany) party.
He held federal office as Minister of the Interior (1953-1961) and as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1961-1966) in the cabinets of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and of Ludwig Erhard. From 1966 to 1969 he served as Minister of Defence under Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger.
In 1969 Gerhard Schröder ran for the Office of the Federal President (supported by CDU and NPD), but he was beaten by Gustav Heinemann, the nominee of the SPD, at the third ballot with 49.4% to 48.8% of the votes of the Federal Assembly.
[edit] External links
- Martin Menke: Review of Torsten Oppelland, Gerhard Schroeder (1910-1989): Politik zwischen Staat, Partei und Konfession, H-German, H-Net Reviews, March, 2004.
- Photograph (Gerhard Schröder is the second person from the right).
- Gerhard Schröder (CDU) in the German National Library catalogue
| Preceded by Robert Lehr |
Federal Minister of the Interior 1953–1961 |
Succeeded by Hermann Höcherl |
| Preceded by Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo |
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs 1961–1966 |
Succeeded by Willy Brandt |
| Preceded by Kai-Uwe von Hassel |
Federal Minister of Defence 1966–1969 |
Succeeded by Helmut Schmidt |
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