Klaus Kinkel
Chairman of the FDP (1936-2019)
Klaus Kinkel (17 December 1936 – 4 March 2019) was a German civil servant, lawyer, and politician. He was a member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP).
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 Kinkel in 2005 | |
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| Born | 17 December 1936 Metzingen, Baden-Württemberg |
| Died | 4 April 2019 (aged 82) Sankt Augustin, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party of Germany |
He served as Federal Minister of Justice (1991–1992), Foreign Minister (1992–1998) and Vice Chancellor of Germany (1993–1998) in the government of Helmut Kohl.[1]
He was also chairman of the liberal Free Democratic Party from 1993 to 1995. He was President of the Federal Intelligence Service (1979–1982).
Kinkel was born in Metzingen, Baden-Württemberg. He died on 4 March 2019 in Sankt Augustin, North Rhine-Westphalia, aged 82.[2]
References
change- ↑ Hazan, Pierre (2004). Justice in a Time of War: The True Story Behind the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. College Station: Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 1585443778.
- ↑ Prägende Figur der FDP – Ex-Außenminister Klaus Kinkel ist tot Archived 2019-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, ZDF 5. March 2019
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