Hans Matthöfer
Hans Matthöfer | |
|---|---|
Federal Minister of Post and Communications | |
| In office 28 April 1982 – 4 October 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt Gscheidle |
| Succeeded by | Christian Schwarz-Schilling |
| Federal Minister of Finance | |
| In office 16 February 1978 – 28 April 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Hans Apel |
| Succeeded by | Manfred Lahnstein |
| Federal Minister of Research and Technology | |
| In office 16 May 1974 – 16 February 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Horst Ehmke |
| Succeeded by | Volker Hauff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1925 Bochum, Prussia, German Reich |
| Died | 14 November 2009 (aged 84) Berlin, Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) |
Hans Hermann Matthöfer (25 September 1925 – 14 November 2009) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Between 1974 and 1978 Matthöfer served as secretary of research and technology. In 1978 he took over as secretary of finance and in 1982 he left that post and served briefly as secretary of telecommunication. After his party lost power in 1982 he gave up all positions in the German government.
Biography
Born in Bochum in 1925, Matthöfer served an apprenticeship in commercial science[1] before being drafted as a soldier in the
After his return to Germany Matthöfer began work in the department of economics for the workers union
Matthöfer joined the Social Democratic party of Germany in 1950. Between 1973 and 1984 he belonged to the Social Democratic party's executive board, followed by a position as its treasurer between 1985 and 1987.
Literature
- Werner Abelshauser: Nach dem Wirtschaftswunder. Der Gewerkschafter, Politiker und Unternehmer Hans Matthöfer. Dietz, Bonn 2009, ISBN 978-3-8012-4171-1.
- Helmut Schmidt; Walter Hesselbach (Hrsg.): Kämpfer ohne Pathos: Festschrift für Hans Matthöfer. Bonn 1985.
References
- ^ Obituary, 28 December 2009, Hans Matthöfer. The Independent, retrieved: 19 January 2010.
External links
Media related to Hans Matthöfer at Wikimedia Commons
