Herbert Wehner
Herbert Wehner | |
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Iconic portrait of Minister Wehner with his pipe, 1966 | |
| President by right of age of the Bundestag | |
| In office 4 November 1980 – 29 March 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Ludwig Erhard |
| Succeeded by | Willy Brandt |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 1 October 1982 – 6 March 1983 | |
| Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
| Leader | Willy Brandt |
| Preceded by | Helmut Kohl |
| Succeeded by | Hans-Jochen Vogel |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Bundestag | |
| In office 22 October 1969 – 8 March 1983 | |
| Chancellor | Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
| Preceded by | Helmut Schmidt |
| Succeeded by | Hans-Jochen Vogel |
| Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations | |
| In office 1 December 1966 – 21 October 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Johann Baptist Gradl |
| Succeeded by | Egon Franke |
| Member of the Bundestag for Hamburg-Harburg | |
| In office 14 August 1949 – 6 March 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Parliament established |
| Succeeded by | Hans-Ulrich Klose |
| Member of the Landtag of Saxony | |
| In office 10 July 1930 – 18 June 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Max Silbermann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Herbert Wehner 11 July 1906 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire |
| Died | 19 January 1990 (aged 83) Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Political party | Communist Party (1927–1942) Social Democratic Party (1946–1990) |
| Spouse(s) |
Charlotte Burmester
(m. 1944; died 1979)Greta Burmester (m. 1983) |
| Children | 2 (adopted) |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Richard Herbert Wehner (11 July 1906 – 19 January 1990) was a German politician. A former member of the Communist Party, he joined the Social Democrats (SPD) after World War II. He served as Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations from 1966 to 1969 and thereafter as chairman of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag until 1983.
During his tenure in the Bundestag from 1949 to 1983, Wehner became (in-)famous for his caustic rhetoric and heckling style, often hurling personal insults at MPs with whom he disagreed. He holds the record for official censures (77 by one count, 78 or 79 by others) handed down by the presiding officer.