Demokratische Union Deutschlands [ˈkʁɪstlɪç demoˈkʁaːtɪʃə ʔuˈni̯oːn ˈdɔʏtʃlants]; CDU German pronunciation: [ˌtseːdeːˈʔuː] ) is a Christian democratic and conservative...
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Chair of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Defence Working Group. In this capacity he also served as the CDU/CSU spokesman for defence policy. Schmidt served as...
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coalition with the CDU/CSU. During this time, Schmidt also headed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On 1 October 1982, the FDP supported a CDU-proposed constructive...
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Germany from 1990 to 1998 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1973 to 1998. Kohl's 16-year tenure is the longest of any German chancellor...
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former FDP ministers Erich Mende and Heinz Starke or SPD partisan Herbert Hupka) had left their party and become members of the CDU/CSU opposition to protest...
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Erich Mende (28 October 1916 – 6 May 1998) was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was the...
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[circular reference] "Dr. Erich Köhler (CDU/CSU) 1949-1950". Retrieved December 8, 2017. de:Erich Köhler Newspaper clippings about Erich Köhler in the 20th Century...
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member of the CDU; however, he was a member of the CDU/CSU group in the German Bundestag throughout his chancellorship and was chairman of the CDU from 23 March...
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Rudolf Hauck, SPD Volker Hauff, SPD Alo Hauser, CDU Hansheinz Hauser, CDU Hugo Hauser, CDU Bruno Heck, CDU Erich Henke, SPD Rudolf Herbers, SPD (from 12 May...
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West Germany (section Helmut Schmidt)
SPD–FDP coalition fell apart when the FDP joined forces with the CDU/CSU to elect CDU Chairman Helmut Kohl as Chancellor in a constructive vote of no confidence...
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threw its support behind the CDU/CSU. On 1 October, the FDP and CDU/CSU were able to oust Schmidt and replace him with CDU party chairman Helmut Kohl as...
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Benedix-Engler, CDU Markus Berger, CDU (from 19 June 1981) Lieselotte Berger, CDU Wolfram Bergerowski, FDP Hans Gottfried Bernrath, SPD Erich Berschkeit, SPD Alfred...
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was a West German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. He served as Federal Minister of the Interior from 1953 to 1961,...
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Erich G. Fritz is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and former member of the German Bundestag. Fritz joined the CDU in 1976...
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Hauser, CDU Helmut Haussmann, FDP Herbert Helmrich, CDU Erich Henke, SPD Ottfried Hennig, CDU Peter von der Heydt Freiherr von Massenbach, CDU Günther...
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Richarts, CDU Klaus Richter, SPD Clemens Riedel, CDU Erich Riedl, CSU Fritz Rinderspacher, SPD Günter Rinsche, CDU Gerd Ritgen, CDU Burkhard Ritz, CDU Edelhard...
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Grüner, FDP/DVP 1983–1987: Rudolf Sprung, CDU 1987–1989: Ludolf-Georg von Wartenberg, CDU 1987–1993: Erich Riedl, CSU 1989–1992: Klaus Beckmann, FDP 1992–1998:...
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Erich G. Fritz, CDU Jochen-Konrad Fromme, CDU Michael Fuchs, CDU Hans-Joachim Fuchtel, CDU Sigmar Gabriel, SPD Peter Gauweiler, CSU Jürgen Gehb, CDU Wolfgang...
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Andreas Schmidt [de], CDU Trudi Schmidt, CDU Christian Schmidt, CSU Arno Schmidt, FDP Ulla Schmidt, SPD Renate Schmidt, SPD Wilhelm Schmidt [de], SPD...
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health policy, led by Hermann Gröhe, Georg Nüßlein and Malu Dreyer. "Erich Irlstorfer". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 23 March 2020. "German Bundestag - Health"...
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from 1966 to 1969 (CDU) Willy Brandt (1913–1992), Federal Chancellor from 1969 to 1974 (Social Democratic Party, SPD) Helmut Schmidt (1918–2015), Federal...
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Wehner's reception across the aisle among CDU/CSU politicians was mostly negative due to his rhetoric. However, CDU politician Heiner Geißler acknowledged...
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(NDP) Members Herbert Hoffmann (DBD) Erich Geske (SDA) Friedel Malter (FDGB) Friedrich Ebert (SED) Elli Schmidt (DFD) Note: The composition of the Presidium...
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Erich Ollenhauer (27 March 1901 – 14 December 1963) was the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 1952 until 1963. He was a key...
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SPD Erich G. Fritz, CDU Jochen-Konrad Fromme, CDU Michael Fuchs, CDU Hans-Joachim Fuchtel, CDU Rainer Funke, FDP Peter Gauweiler, CSU Jürgen Gehb, CDU Norbert...
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SPD Harald Friese, SPD Erich G. Fritz, CDU Jochen-Konrad Fromme, CDU Anke Fuchs, SPD Ruth Fuchs, PDS Hans-Joachim Fuchtel, CDU Arne Fuhrmann, SPD Rainer...
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Bundestag. In October 1970, FDP deputies Erich Mende, Heinz Starke, and Siegfried Zoglmann crossed the floor to join the CDU. On 23 February 1972, SPD deputy...
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1946 to 1966, he was the first leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a newly founded Christian-democratic party, which became the dominant force...
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(Kulturbund) Volker Voigt (FDJ) Faction of the SED Erich Mückenberger Faction of the DBPD Erwin Binder Faction of the CDU Wolfgang Heyl Faction of the LDPD Dr. Rudolf...
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In West Germany, the SPD became one of two major parties alongside the CDU/CSU. In the Godesberg Program of 1959, the SPD dropped its commitment to...
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