Dieter Haack

Dieter Haack
Minister of Housing and Town Planning
In office
16 February 1978 – 1982
ChancellorHelmut Schmidt
Preceded byKarl Ravens
Personal details
Born (1934-06-09) 9 June 1934 (age 90)
Karlsruhe, Nazi Germany
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Alma mater

Dieter Haack (born 9 June 1934) is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He served as the minister of housing und town planning between 1978 and 1982.

Early life and education

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Haack was born in Karlsruhe on 9 June 1934.[1][2] He received a degree in law from the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg and a PhD in law from the University of Bonn.[1] He was a legal trainee until 1963.[3] During his university education he joined the SPD in 1961.[2]

Career

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Following his graduation Haack worked at different state institutions in Bavaria.[3] He was elected to the Bundestag in 1969 where he served until 1990.[2] He was the parliamentary state secretary at the Ministry of Housing until February 1978.[4] He was appointed minister of housing und town planning in a cabinet reshuffle on 16 February 1978 succeeding Karl Ravens in the post.[4] Later the ministry headed by Haack was renamed as the Ministry of Regional Planning, Building and Urban Development.[5] Haack served in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Helmut Schmidt until 1982.[3]

From 1990 to 2002 Haack was the president of the State Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria.[6]

Awards

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Haack is the recipient of the Bavarian Order of Merit (1981) and the Order of Merit (1990).[2]

Haack was made the honorary citizen of Erlangen on 7 July 2004.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dieter Haack" (in German). Munzinger. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dieter Haack". Who's Who (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Haack, Dieter". bundesarchive.com (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b Patricia Clough (4 February 1978). "Four young politicians appointed to Cabinet posts in reshuffle rejuvenate Herr Schmidt's team". The Times. No. 60228. Bonn. p. 4. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ^ Dennis Topping Dwyer (27 June 1980). "Industry and politics". The Times. No. 60662. p. 37. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Ehemaliger Bundesminister Dieter Haack zu Gast in Fürnried". Onetz (in German). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Erlanger SPD gratuliert Ehrenbürger Dr. Dieter Haack". SPD Erlangen (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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