liberal politician
8 July 1919 Höhscheid, Rhine Province, Prussia, Weimar Germany
24 August 2016(2016-08-24) (97) Bad Krozingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
1 July 1974 – 30 June 1979
President of West Germany Walter Scheel (German: ( listen ) ; 8 July 1919 – 24 August 2016) was a German politician. A member of the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP), he first served in government as Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development from 1961 to 1966. He led the FDP from 1968 to 1974. During the Chancellorship of Willy Brandt, Scheel was Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor. Scheel became Acting Chancellor of West Germany from 7–16 May 1974 following Brandt's resignation after the Guillaume Affair. He was elected shortly after as President, remaining in the role until 1979. Scheel was a member of the Evangelical Church in Germany.
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