Walter Scheel ( German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈʃeːl] ; 8 July 1919 – 24 August 2016) was a German statesman. A 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.
15-603: Not to be confused with Scheel . Scheele is a surname of Germanic origin. Notable people with the surname include: Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742–1786), German-Swedish pharmaceutical chemist George Heinrich Adolf Scheele (1808–1864), German botanist Karin Scheele (b. 1968), Austrian politician; member of the European Parliament since 1999 Leonard A. Scheele (1907–1993), American physician; Surgeon General of
30-608: A course of rapprochement and détente with the Soviet block and officially recognized the existence of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). This policy caused a massive public debate, with various Free and Social Democrats switching sides to the opposition. Though an attempt to oust Brandt failed, the coalition had lost its slender majority. The parliamentary stalemate was ended by the dissolution of parliament and early elections in 1972, which brought great gains for
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75-620: The Federal Republic of Germany 1974–79 Baron Boris Vietinghoff-Scheel (1829–1901), Russian composer See also [ edit ] Karl Scheel Prize , an award given annually by the Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin Scheels All Sports , American retailer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Scheel . If an internal link intending to refer to
90-847: The Luftwaffe during World War II Gustav Adolf Scheel (1907–1979), German physician in the SS during the Nazi regime Herman Scheel (1859–1956), Norwegian jurist; chief justice of the Supreme Court 1920–29 Heinrich Scheel , baltic German architect Ingeborg Scheel , Swiss Olympic fencer John Scheel , MD, term coiner of naturopathy Jørgen Jacob Scheel (1916–1989), Danish aristocrat, soldier and ichthyologist Karl Scheel (1866–1936), German physicist Mildred Scheel (1932–1985), German doctor; second wife of Walter Scheel Walter Scheel (1919–2016), German politician; president of
105-537: The Social Democrats and enabled the coalition to continue. On 7 May 1974, Brandt resigned as chancellor after one of his aides, Günter Guillaume , was arrested as a spy for the East German state. Though this had been internally suspected since 1973, Brandt accepted responsibility and resigned. Scheel, as acting chancellor, chaired the government meetings for a little over a week, until Helmut Schmidt
120-466: The United States, 1948-56 Nick Scheele (1944–2014), British businessman; chief operating officer of Ford Motor Company Thomas von Scheele (b. 1969), Swedish table tennis player See also [ edit ] Scheele (crater) , the lunar impact crater [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Scheele . If an internal link intending to refer to
135-662: 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 . Scheel
150-766: The election of Walter Scheel to the FDP leadership in 1968 “represented a turn to the left and the Free Democrats then indicated their wooing of the SPD by voting for the successful Social Democratic candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, Gustav Heinemann, in 1969.” In 1969, he led his party to form a new coalition with the Social Democrats. Under Chancellor Willy Brandt , Scheel became Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor . Under their leadership, West Germany pursued
165-486: The 💕 Not to be confused with Scheele . Scheel is a surname of Germanic origin. Notable people with the surname include: Arnd Scheel , mathematician at the University of Minnesota Ellen Scheel , Norwegian football player Fritz Scheel (1852–1907), German-American orchestra conductor Georg Scheel , Norwegian barrister Günther Scheel (1921–1943), German ace fighter pilot in
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#1732772912042180-918: The funeral of Hanns Martin Schleyer in October 1977, Scheel gave a speech entitled shame . After the federal presidency, Scheel was Chairman of the Bilderberg Conference as well as President of the European Movement in Germany from 1980 to 1985. From 1980 to 1989 he was also President of the German section of the Union of European Federalists (UEF) . He was named honorary chairman of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in 1991. Scheel died on 24 August 2016 following
195-403: Was appointed federal minister of economic cooperation and development. He continued in that office under Chancellor Ludwig Erhard but brought about the downfall of the latter in late 1966 by resigning. A Christian Democratic/ Social Democratic Grand Coalition followed. During this time, in 1968, Scheel took over the party presidency from right wing liberal Erich Mende . According to one study,
210-797: Was born in Solingen (now in North Rhine-Westphalia ). He completed his Abitur at the Reformrealgymnsasium Schwertstraße . Scheel became a member of the Nazi Party in 1942. During World War II , he served in the Luftwaffe during the last years of the war as a radar operator on a Bf 110 night fighter . When his Free Democratic Party reentered government in a coalition with Konrad Adenauer 's Christian Democratic Union in 1961, Scheel
225-441: Was elected. One of his first official acts as acting Chancellor was the award of the war blind radio play prize to Alfred Behrens on 8 May 1974. On 14 May, he chaired the cabinet meeting once. Hans Dietrich Genscher became Scheel's successor as party chairman and as minister. Scheel was elected President of West Germany , a week after relinquishing his other government roles. He held the office from July 1974 until June 1979. At
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