Background
KLEIN, Hans was born on July 11, 1931 in MahrischSchonberg, Sudetenland.
KLEIN, Hans was born on July 11, 1931 in MahrischSchonberg, Sudetenland.
Secondary school; scholarship in economics and history. United Kingdom, 1950. Free University of Berlin, guest student with Professor Emil Dovifat in journalism.
Media policy assistant. Chancellor Professor Doctor Erhard, 1965. Member of regional Executive Committee, Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union) in München.
Foreign policy spokesman, CDU/CSU parly, group, 1982-1987. Member of Bundestag for Munich Central. Federal Minister of Economic Co-operation, 1987-1989.
Federal Minister of Special Tasks, April since 1989. Head of Press and Information Office, Federal Government, April since 1989. Unpaid journalistic traineeship.
Sub-editor, Heidenheimer Zeitung, 1953. Editor, GermanEnglish weekly newspaper, 1955. Bonn correspondent, DIMITAG, 1956.
Bonn correspondent. Hamburger Abendblatt, since 1958. Foreign service, 1959. Press attaché in Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Indonesia.
Head of press, Olympic Games, München, 1968. Freelance journalist, since 1972. Member of Free German Writers’ Association.
Member of Catholic Workers’ Movement. Member of governing board. Credit Institute for Reconstruction.
Various books.
Catholic.
Clubs: Sudeten German Council. Sudeten German Association of Refugees and Expellees.