Helmut Schmidt

Chancellor of West Germany (1974–1982).

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Helmut Schmidt was a Chancellor of West Germany. Born on 23 December 1918 in Hamburg, Schmidt died on 10 November 2015 in Hamburg at the age of 96.

Positions held include member of the German Bundestag (1953–1957), member of the German Bundestag (1957–1961) and Member of the European Parliament (1958–1961). Schmidt studied at University of Hamburg and Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory. Honours include Iron Cross (1939), 2nd class, Orden wider den tierischen Ernst and Financial Times Person of the Year, among 16 recorded.

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