Background
GENSCHER, Hans-Dietrich was born on March 21, 1927 in Reideburg, Saalekreis, East Germany. Parents: Kurt G. Genscher and Hilda Genscher (née Kreime).
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Hans-Dietrich GENSCHER
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University of Halle and Leipzig, law. First state exam, in law, Leipzig, 1949. Second state exam, in law, Hamburg, 1954.
Spoken languages: English.
Career
General Secretary, Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party) Parliamentary Group, 1957-1965. Federal Party Secretary, Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party), 1962-1964. Party Secretary, Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party) Parliamentary Group, 1965-1969.
Member of Bundestag, since 1965. Deputy Chairman, Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party), 1968-1974. Minister of the Interior, 1969-1974.
Party Chairman, Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party), 1974-1985. Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor, 197492. President, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council, 1984-1985.
President, Council of Europe, 1984. Lawyer, since 1954.
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Religion
Protestant
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Vice chairman Free Democratic Party, 1968-1974, chairman, 1974-1985.
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Son of Kurt G. and Hilde (Kreime) G. M. Barbara Schmidt; 1 daughter, Martina.
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German Liberal Democratic Party
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Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz, 1973. Stem und Schulterband, 1975. Southern Cross, Republic of Brazil, 1975. Honorary Master, Deutsche Handwerkskammer, Munster, 1975. Wolfgang-Döring-Medaille, 1976. Doctor honoris causa, University of Madras, 1977. Orden wider den tierischen Emst, AKV, 1978. Alexander-Rustow-Plakette, 1982. Karl-ValentinOrden, Narhalla, Munich, 1982. German-American-TricentennialMedal, 1983. Doctor honoris causa, University of Salamanca, Spain, 1986. Honorary Citizen, Costa Rica, 1987. Doctor honoris causa. Institute of Political Science, Athens, 1988.Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz, 1973. Stem und Schulterband, 1975. Southern Cross, Republic of Brazil, 1975.
Honorary Master, Deutsche Handwerkskammer, Munster, 1975. Wolfgang-Döring-Medaille, 1976. Doctor honoris causa, University of Madras, 1977.
Orden wider den tierischen Emst, AKV, 1978. Alexander-Rustow-Plakette, 1982. Karl-ValentinOrden, Narhalla, Munich, 1982.
German-American-TricentennialMedal, 1983. Doctor honoris causa, University of Salamanca, Spain, 1986. Honorary Citizen, Costa Rica, 1987.
Doctor honoris causa. Institute of Political Science, Athens, 1988.