Kurt Schmücker | |
Office: | Federal Minister for the Treasury |
Term Start: | 1 December 1966 |
Term End: | 21 October 1969 |
Predecessor: | Werner Dollinger |
Office2: | Federal Minister of Finance |
Term Start2: | 8 November 1966 |
Term End2: | 2 December 1966 |
Predecessor2: | Rolf Dahlgrün |
Successor2: | Franz Josef Strauss |
Office3: | Federal Minister of Economics |
Term Start3: | 17 October 1963 |
Term End3: | 30 November 1966[1] |
Predecessor3: | Ludwig Erhard |
Successor3: | Karl Schiller |
Office4: | Member of the Bundestag |
Term Start4: | 7 September 1949 |
Term End4: | 22 September 1972 |
Birth Date: | 1919 11, df=y |
Birth Place: | Löningen, German Reich |
Death Place: | Löningen, Germany |
Party: | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
Profession: | Printer |
Kurt Schmücker (10 November 1919 – 6 January 1996) was a German politician, member of Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Schmücker was born on 10 November 1919 in Löningen, in the Free State of Oldenburg.In 1938, he ended a book printing course and started working in local newspapers. From 1940 to 1945, he served in the German infantry during World War II.
In 1937, Schmücker joined the Nazi Party. He joined the CDU in 1946. He represented Cloppenburg – Vechta in the German Federal Parliament from 1953 to 1972.
From 17 October 1963 to 30 November 1966, he served as minister for Economics and Technology. From 1966 to 1969 he served as minister for the Treasury.