Walter Scheel
Chancellor of Germany
Died when: 97 years 47 days (1165 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Walter Scheel (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈʃeːl]; 8 July 1919 – 24 August 2016) was a German statesman.A member of the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP), he first served in government as the Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development from 1961 to 1966 and later as President of Germany from 1974 to 1979.
He led the FDP from 1968 to 1974.During the chancellorship of Willy Brandt, Scheel was Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and the 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 the president of West Germany, remaining in the role until 1979.
Scheel was a member of the Evangelical Church in Germany.
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