Jürgen Warnke (20 March 1932 – 27 April 2013) was a German lawyer and politician who served in various capacities at the Bundestag and German cabinets.
Early life and education
Warnke was born in Berlin on 20 March 1932.[1] His family were from Mecklenburg, and in 1945 settled in Upper Franconia. His father was a jurist and served as the chief executive of the association of ceramic industry.[2]
He studied law and economics[2] and held a PhD.[3]
Career
Warnke, a lawyer by profession, was a member of the Christian Social Union.[4] He was a member of the Bavarian Parliament from 1962 to 1970.[5] He entered the Bundestag in 1969[2] and represented the Hof district from 1983 to 1998. He served as a cabinet member in the governments led by the Prime Minister Helmut Kohl between 1982 and 1991.[5] Warnke was first appointed minister of economic cooperation in 1982 and was in office until 1987.[1] Then he became the minister of transport which he held from 1987 to 1989.[1] Lastly he was reappointed minister of economic cooperation in a cabinet reshuffle in April 1989.[6] His term ended in 1991.[1] In 1998 he retired from politics.[5]
He was also the managing director of the Bavarian chemical industry association and then the chief executive of the association of ceramic industry.[5] In addition, he was on the council of the Evangelical Church of Germany.[7][8]
Personal life and death
Warnke was married and had six children.[7] He began to live in Dagebüll on the North Sea after retiring from politics.[3]
He died at the age of 81 in Selb on 27 April 2013.[2][5] A funeral service for him was held in St. Andrew's Church in Selb with the attendance of German politicians and family members.[8]
Honors
Warnke was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit.[8]
Foreign honor
- Malaysia: Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.M.N.) (1986)[9]
References
- ^ a b c d "Jürgen Warnke gestorben". Das Parliament (in German). Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Jürgen Warnke". Der Spiegel (in German). No. 19. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Dr. Jürgen Warnke im Alter von 81 Jahren verstorben". CSU (in German). 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ Heinrich August Winkler (2007). Germany: 1933-1990. Vol. 2. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. p. 367. ISBN 978-0-19-926598-5.
- ^ a b c d e "CSU: Ex-Minister Warnke ist tot". Der Spiegel. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ Carol J. Williams (13 April 1989). "Defense Minister Fired in Cabinet Shake-Up; Eight Posts Changed". AP. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Ex-Politiker und Selber Ehrenbürger Dr. Jürgen Warnke verstorben". Selb Live (in German). 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ a b c Von Herbert Scharf (11 May 2013). "Letztes Geleit für Jürgen Warnke (Funeral of Jürgen Warnke)". Frankenpost (in German). Selb. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
External links
Media related to Jürgen Warnke at Wikimedia Commons
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