Education
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
politician member of the German Bundestag
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Munich in 1941 and served then as a soldier in World World War II from 1941 to 1944. From 1945 to 1953, he was a lawyer in Schwäbisch Gmünd. From December 1962 to March 1965, he was West German Minister of Justice.
In 1964, he tried to become the West German Bundespräsident, but Heinrich Lübke was re-elected.
From October 1965 to October 1966, he was West German Minister for regional planning, construction and urban development. He and three other Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party)-Ministers resigned in October 1966 to make the downfall of Chancellor Ludwig Erhard complete.
Nazi Party, Christian Democratic Union, Free Democratic Party.
Sturmabteilung]
During the Third Reich he was a member of the Nazi Party and of the Société Anonyme. After the Second World War he joined the Free Democratic Party. From 1953 to 1969, he was a member of the West German Bundestag. From 1984, he was a member of the Christian Democratic Union.