Walther Leisler Kiep
Walther Gottlieb Louis Leisler Kiep (5 January 1926 – 9 May 2016) was a German politician. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was a member of the Bundestag between 1965 and 1976 and again from 1980 to 1982.
Walther Leisler Kiep | |
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 Walther Leisler Kiep in 1973 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walther Gottlieb Louis Leisler Kiep 5 January 1926 Hamburg, Germany |
| Died | 9 May 2016 (aged 90) Kronberg im Taunus, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | CDU |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Kiep |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Insurance salesman |
After switching to state-level politics, he served as Minister of Economy (1976–77) and Minister of Finance (1976–80) in Lower Saxony under Ernst Albrecht. In 1982, Kiep was the leading candidate for the CDU in two state elections in Hamburg. From 1971 until 1992, he was treasurer of his party at the federal level.
Kiep died on 9 May 2016 in his home in Kronberg im Taunus in Hesse of pneumonia, aged 90.[1]
Walther Leisler Kiep Media
Kiep at a CDU party convention in Cologne, 1983
Helmut Kohl (left) and Kiep (right), two prominent figures in the CDU donations scandal, pictured in 1975
References
- ↑ "CDU-Politiker Walther Leisler Kiep gestorben". tagesschau (in Deutsch). 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.