Hans Filbinger
Hans Filbinger | |
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Filbinger at a CDU convention in 1978 | |
| Minister President of Baden-Württemberg | |
| In office 16 December 1966 – 30 August 1978 | |
| President | Heinrich Lübke Gustav Heinemann Walter Scheel |
| Chancellor | Kurt Georg Kiesinger Willy Brandt Helmut Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
| Succeeded by | Lothar Späth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1913 Mannheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire |
| Died | 1 April 2007 (aged 93) Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Spouse | Ingeborg Breuer |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Freiburg |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Hans Karl Filbinger (15 September 1913 – 1 April 2007) was a conservative German politician and a leading member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union in the 1960s and 1970s, serving as the first chairman of the CDU Baden-Württemberg and vice chairman of the federal CDU. He was Minister President of Baden-Württemberg from 1966 to 1978 and as such also chaired the Bundesrat in 1973/74. He founded the conservative think tank Studienzentrum Weikersheim, which he chaired until 1997.
Filbinger had to resign as minister president and party chairman after allegations about his role as a navy lawyer and judge in the Second World War. While the CDU Baden-Württemberg elected him honorary chairman — a position he held until his death — he remained a controversial figure.