Hans Matthöfer
Hans Matthöfer | |
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Matthöfer in 1981 | |
| Federal Minister of Post and Telecommunications | |
| In office 28 April 1982 – 4 October 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt Gscheidle |
| Succeeded by | Christian Schwarz-Schilling |
| Federal Minister of Finance | |
| In office 16 February 1978 – 28 April 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Hans Apel |
| Succeeded by | Manfred Lahnstein |
| Federal Minister of Research and Technology | |
| In office 16 May 1974 – 16 February 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Horst Ehmke |
| Succeeded by | Volker Hauff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1925 Bochum, Prussia, German Reich |
| Died | 14 November 2009 (aged 84) Berlin, Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) |
Hans Hermann Matthöfer (25 September 1925 – 14 November 2009) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Between 1974 and 1978 Matthöfer served as secretary of research and technology. In 1978 he took over as federal minister of finance and in 1982 he left that post and served briefly as Federal Minister of Post and Telecommunications. After his party lost power in 1983 he gave up all positions in the German government.