Jürgen Warnke | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Economic Cooperation | |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Helmut Kohl |
| Preceded by | Hans Klein |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 1987–1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Helmut Kohl |
| Succeeded by | Friedrich Zimmermann |
| Minister of Economic Cooperation | |
| In office 1982–1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Helmut Kohl |
| Succeeded by | Hans Klein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jürgen Walter Franz Karl Warnke 20 March 1932 Berlin, Weimar Germany |
| Died | 27 April 2013(2013-04-27) (aged 81) Selb, Germany |
| Resting place | Selb |
| Political party | Christian Social Union (CSU) |
| Children | 6 |
Jürgen Warnke (20 March 1932 – 27 April 2013) was a German lawyer and politician who served in various capacities at the Bundestag and German cabinets.
Early life and education
Warnke was born in Berlin on 20 March 1932. His family were from Mecklenburg, and in 1945 settled in Upper Franconia. His father was a jurist and served as the chief executive of the association of ceramic industry.
He studied law and economics and held a PhD.
Career
Warnke, a lawyer by profession, was a member of the Christian Social Union. He was a member of the Bavarian Parliament from 1962 to 1970. He entered the Bundestag in 1969 and represented the Hof district from 1983 to 1998. He served as a cabinet member in the governments led by the Prime Minister Helmut Kohl between 1982 and 1991. Warnke was first appointed minister of economic cooperation in 1982 and was in office until 1987. Then he became the minister of transport which he held from 1987 to 1989. Lastly he was reappointed minister of economic cooperation in a cabinet reshuffle in April 1989. His term ended in 1991. In 1998 he retired from politics.
He was also the managing director of the Bavarian chemical industry association and then the chief executive of the association of ceramic industry. In addition, he was on the council of the Evangelical Church of Germany.
Personal life and death
Warnke was married and had six children. He began to live in Dagebüll on the North Sea after retiring from politics.
He died at the age of 81 in Selb on 27 April 2013. A funeral service for him was held in St. Andrew's Church in Selb with the attendance of German politicians and family members.
Honors
Warnke was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit.
Foreign honor
- Malaysia: Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.M.N.) (1986)
References
- ^ "Jürgen Warnke gestorben". Das Parliament (in German). Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ "Jürgen Warnke". Der Spiegel (in German). No. 19. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ "Dr. Jürgen Warnke im Alter von 81 Jahren verstorben". CSU (in German). 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- Heinrich August Winkler (2007). Germany: 1933-1990. Vol. 2. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. p. 367. ISBN 978-0-19-926598-5.
- ^ "CSU: Ex-Minister Warnke ist tot". Der Spiegel. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- Carol J. Williams (13 April 1989). "Defense Minister Fired in Cabinet Shake-Up; Eight Posts Changed". AP. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ "Ex-Politiker und Selber Ehrenbürger Dr. Jürgen Warnke verstorben". Selb Live (in German). 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ Von Herbert Scharf (11 May 2013). "Letztes Geleit für Jürgen Warnke (Funeral of Jürgen Warnke)". Frankenpost (in German). Selb. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
External links
Media related to Jürgen Warnke at Wikimedia Commons
- 20th-century German lawyers
- 1932 births
- 2013 deaths
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Economic Cooperation ministers of Germany
- German Protestants
- Members of the Bundestag for Bavaria
- Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Social Union in Bavaria
- Members of the Bundestag 1994–1998
- Members of the Landtag of Bavaria
- People from Mecklenburg
- People from Wunsiedel (district)
- Transport ministers of Germany