Walter Scheel

Walter Scheel (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈʃeːl] ; 8 July 1919 – 24 August 2016) was a German statesman. A former member of the Nazi Party who joined the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) in 1946, 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 Protestant Church in Germany.

Awards: Charlemagne Prize, honorary citizen of Berlin, Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎, Orden wider den tierischen Ernst, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Tie Man of the Year, honorary citizenship, Reinhold Maier Medal, Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Education: Gymnasium Schwertstraße

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