Background
Hassel, Kai-Uwe von was born on April 21, 1913 in Gare, Tanzania. Son of Theodor and Emma (Jebsen) von Hassel.
Hassel, Kai-Uwe von was born on April 21, 1913 in Gare, Tanzania. Son of Theodor and Emma (Jebsen) von Hassel.
Real Gymnasium, Flensburgh. Farming and trade in Tanganyika.
Served in Army 1940-1945, prisoner 1945. Mayor of Glucksburg 1947-1950. President of Schleswig-Holstein 1954-1963.
President Bundesrat 1955-1956. Deputy Chairman CDl- 1956-1969. Minister of Defence, Federation Republic of Germany 1963-1966, for Refugees and Expellees 69.
President 1972-1976; President European Union of Christian Democrats 1973-1984, Vice-President 1980-1984. President Pari. Assembly of WEU 1977-1980. President Hermann-Ehlers Foundation, Kiel since 1968.
President Board of directors Institute for Tropical and Sub-Tropical Agriculture, Witzenhausen since 1957. President GermanIranian Foundation since 1975.
Author: Verantwortung fur die Freiheit, 1966. Waafrika wa leo (book in Swahili), 1942. President board Institute Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture, Witzenhausen, since 1957.
Board directors Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Bonn., since 1962. President Hermann Ehlers Foundation, Kiel, since 1968. President German-Iranian Association, Bonn, since 1975.
Board directors German Finance Company for Investment in Developing Countries.
Of County Council 1948-1954. Of Schleswig-Holsteinischer Landtag 1950-1965. Of Bundestag 1965-1980.
European Pari. 1979-1984. Board of directors Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, Bonn since 1962. Board of directors D.E.G.: German Finance Company for Investment in Developing Countries since 1983.
Married Elfriede Frolich (deceased).; married Monika Weichert, June 30, 1972. Children– Joachim (deceased), Barbara Weisse.