Hansjoachim Walther
Hansjoachim Walther (16 December 1939 – 17 January 2005) was a German politician and mathematician. He was leader of the German Social Union, a right-wing party modelled after the Bavarian CSU, during the Wende, serving as their parliamentary leader in the Volkskammer. After German reunification, he was co-opted to the Bundestag and appointed as Minister for Special Affairs.
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| Leader of the German Social Union | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 30 June 1990 – June 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Deputy | Jürgen Schwarz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General Secretary | Alexander Achminow | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hans-Wilhelm Ebeling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Reinhard Keller | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister for Special Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 3 October 1990 – 17 January 1991 Serving with Hans Klein, Rudolf Seiters, Lothar de Maizière, Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, Günther Krause, Rainer Ortleb | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | Helmut Kohl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Office abolished | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the German Social Union in the Volkskammer | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office March 1990 – 2 October 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Alfred Dregger (as Leader of the CDU/CSU/DSU in the Bundestag) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Hansjoachim Walther 16 December 1939 Bütow, Farther Pomerania, Nazi Germany (now Bytów, Poland) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 January 2005 (aged 65) Stützerbach, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (1993–2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | German Social Union (1990–1991) German Forum Party (1989–1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Stützerbach | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | TU Dresden Technische Universität Ilmenau | ||||||||||||||||||||
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