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Kurt Georg Kiesinger (; 6 April 1904 – 9 March 1988) was a German politician who served as Chancellor of Germany (West Germany) from 1 December 1966 to 21 October 1969.
Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart 2006, . Günter Buchstab, Philipp Gassert, Peter Thaddäus Lang (Hrsg.): Kurt Georg Kiesinger 1904–1988.
2005, . Albrecht Ernst: Kurt Georg Kiesinger 1904–1988.
He was Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1967 to 1971. Kiesinger gained his certificate as a lawyer 1 March 1933 and worked as a lawyer in Berlin's Kammergericht court from 1935 to 1940.
He had nevertheless joined the Nazi Party in 1933, but remained a largely inactive member.
He became a member of the Nazi Party in February 1933, but remained a largely inactive member.
Up to his death he refused to comment on the incident and in other opportunities he denied explicitly that he had been opportunistic by joining the NSDAP in 1933 (although he admitted to joining the German Foreign Ministry to dodge his 1940 draft by the Wehrmacht).
He was Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1967 to 1971. Kiesinger gained his certificate as a lawyer 1 March 1933 and worked as a lawyer in Berlin's Kammergericht court from 1935 to 1940.
He was an author of poetry and various books, and founded the universities of Konstanz and Ulm as Minister President of Baden-Württemberg. ==Early life and Nazi activities== Born in Ebingen, Kingdom of Württemberg (now Baden-Württemberg), Kiesinger studied law in Berlin and worked as a lawyer in Berlin from 1935 to 1940.
He was Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1967 to 1971. Kiesinger gained his certificate as a lawyer 1 March 1933 and worked as a lawyer in Berlin's Kammergericht court from 1935 to 1940.
To avoid conscription, he found work at the Foreign Office in 1940, and became deputy head of the Foreign Office's broadcasting department.
He was an author of poetry and various books, and founded the universities of Konstanz and Ulm as Minister President of Baden-Württemberg. ==Early life and Nazi activities== Born in Ebingen, Kingdom of Württemberg (now Baden-Württemberg), Kiesinger studied law in Berlin and worked as a lawyer in Berlin from 1935 to 1940.
In 1940, he was called to arms but avoided mobilization by finding a job in the Foreign Office's broadcasting department, rising quickly to become deputy head of the department from 1943 to 1945 and the department's liaison with the Propaganda Ministry.
Up to his death he refused to comment on the incident and in other opportunities he denied explicitly that he had been opportunistic by joining the NSDAP in 1933 (although he admitted to joining the German Foreign Ministry to dodge his 1940 draft by the Wehrmacht).
In 1940, he was called to arms but avoided mobilization by finding a job in the Foreign Office's broadcasting department, rising quickly to become deputy head of the department from 1943 to 1945 and the department's liaison with the Propaganda Ministry.
These allegations were based in part on documents that Albert Norden published about the culprits of war and Nazi crimes. During the controversies of 1966, the magazine Der Spiegel unearthed a Memorandum dated 7 November 1944 (six months before the end of the war in Europe) in which two colleagues denounced to SS chief Heinrich Himmler a conspiracy including Kiesinger that was allegedly propagating defeatism.
In 1940, he was called to arms but avoided mobilization by finding a job in the Foreign Office's broadcasting department, rising quickly to become deputy head of the department from 1943 to 1945 and the department's liaison with the Propaganda Ministry.
In 1946 he became a member of the Christian Democratic Union.
They accused Kiesinger specifically of hampering anti-Jewish actions within his department. ==Early political career== Kiesinger joined the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1946.
From 1946 he gave private lessons to law students, and in 1948 he resumed his practice as a lawyer.
In 1947 he also became unpaid secretary-general of CDU in Württemberg-Hohenzollern. In the federal election in 1949 he was elected to the Bundestag.
From 1946 he gave private lessons to law students, and in 1948 he resumed his practice as a lawyer.
He was elected to the Bundestag in 1949, and was a member of the Bundestag until 1958 and again from 1969 to 1980.
In 1947 he also became unpaid secretary-general of CDU in Württemberg-Hohenzollern. In the federal election in 1949 he was elected to the Bundestag.
In 1951 he became a member of the CDU executive board.
Before he became Chancellor he was a Nazi Party member, served as Minister President of Baden-Württemberg from 1958 to 1966 and as President of the Federal Council from 1962 to 1963.
He was elected to the Bundestag in 1949, and was a member of the Bundestag until 1958 and again from 1969 to 1980.
He left federal politics for eight years (from 1958 to 1966) to serve as Minister President of Baden-Württemberg, and subsequently became Chancellor by forming a grand coalition with Willy Brandt's Social Democratic Party. Kiesinger was considered an outstanding orator and mediator, and was dubbed "Silver Tongue".
Consequently, he decided to switch from federal to state politics. ==Minister President of Baden-Württemberg== Kiesinger became Minister President of the state of Baden-Württemberg on 17 December 1958, an office in which he served until 1 December 1966.
Of his memoirs only part one (Dark and Bright Years) was completed, covering the years up to 1958.
Before he became Chancellor he was a Nazi Party member, served as Minister President of Baden-Württemberg from 1958 to 1966 and as President of the Federal Council from 1962 to 1963.
Before he became Chancellor he was a Nazi Party member, served as Minister President of Baden-Württemberg from 1958 to 1966 and as President of the Federal Council from 1962 to 1963.
Kurt Georg Kiesinger (; 6 April 1904 – 9 March 1988) was a German politician who served as Chancellor of Germany (West Germany) from 1 December 1966 to 21 October 1969.
Before he became Chancellor he was a Nazi Party member, served as Minister President of Baden-Württemberg from 1958 to 1966 and as President of the Federal Council from 1962 to 1963.
He left federal politics for eight years (from 1958 to 1966) to serve as Minister President of Baden-Württemberg, and subsequently became Chancellor by forming a grand coalition with Willy Brandt's Social Democratic Party. Kiesinger was considered an outstanding orator and mediator, and was dubbed "Silver Tongue".
These allegations were based in part on documents that Albert Norden published about the culprits of war and Nazi crimes. During the controversies of 1966, the magazine Der Spiegel unearthed a Memorandum dated 7 November 1944 (six months before the end of the war in Europe) in which two colleagues denounced to SS chief Heinrich Himmler a conspiracy including Kiesinger that was allegedly propagating defeatism.
Consequently, he decided to switch from federal to state politics. ==Minister President of Baden-Württemberg== Kiesinger became Minister President of the state of Baden-Württemberg on 17 December 1958, an office in which he served until 1 December 1966.
As Minister President he founded two universities, the University of Konstanz and the University of Ulm. ==Chancellorship== In 1966 following the collapse of the existing CDU/CSU-FDP coalition, Kiesinger was elected to replace Ludwig Erhard as Chancellor, heading a new CDU/CSU-SPD alliance.
Other prominent critics included the writers Heinrich Böll and Günter Grass (in 1966, Grass had written an open letter urging Kiesinger not to accept the chancellorship). ==Later years== After the election of 1969, the SPD preferred to form a coalition with the FDP, ending the uninterrupted post-war reign of the CDU chancellors.
Die große Koalition 1966–1969 und ihre langfristigen Wirkungen.
He was Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1967 to 1971. Kiesinger gained his certificate as a lawyer 1 March 1933 and worked as a lawyer in Berlin's Kammergericht court from 1935 to 1940.
Pension coverage was extended in 1967 via the abolition of the income-ceiling for compulsory membership.
One of his low points as Chancellor was in 1968 when Nazi-hunter Beate Klarsfeld, who campaigned with her husband Serge Klarsfeld against Nazi criminals, publicly slapped him in the face during the 1968 Christian Democrat convention, while calling him a Nazi.
Kurt Georg Kiesinger (; 6 April 1904 – 9 March 1988) was a German politician who served as Chancellor of Germany (West Germany) from 1 December 1966 to 21 October 1969.
He was elected to the Bundestag in 1949, and was a member of the Bundestag until 1958 and again from 1969 to 1980.
In education, student grants were introduced, together with a university building programme, while a constitutional reform of 1969 empowered the federal government to be involved with the Länder in educational planning through joint planning commission.
In addition, under the “Lohnfortzahlunggesetz” of 1969, employers had to pay all employees’ wages for the first 6 weeks of sickness.
In August 1969, the Landabgaberente (a higher special pension for farmers willing to cede farms that were unprofitable according to certain criteria) was introduced. The historian Tony Judt has observed that Kiesinger's chancellorship, like the presidency of Heinrich Lübke, showed the "a glaring contradiction in the Bonn Republic's self-image" in view of their previous Nazi allegiances.
Other prominent critics included the writers Heinrich Böll and Günter Grass (in 1966, Grass had written an open letter urging Kiesinger not to accept the chancellorship). ==Later years== After the election of 1969, the SPD preferred to form a coalition with the FDP, ending the uninterrupted post-war reign of the CDU chancellors.
He was Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1967 to 1971. Kiesinger gained his certificate as a lawyer 1 March 1933 and worked as a lawyer in Berlin's Kammergericht court from 1935 to 1940.
Kiesinger continued to head the CDU/CSU in opposition until July 1971 and remained a member of the Bundestag until 1980.
He was elected to the Bundestag in 1949, and was a member of the Bundestag until 1958 and again from 1969 to 1980.
Kiesinger continued to head the CDU/CSU in opposition until July 1971 and remained a member of the Bundestag until 1980.
Kurt Georg Kiesinger (; 6 April 1904 – 9 March 1988) was a German politician who served as Chancellor of Germany (West Germany) from 1 December 1966 to 21 October 1969.
He died in Tübingen on 9 March 1988, four weeks before his 84th birthday.
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