Karl Carstens
Karl Carstens | |
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Carstens in 1978 | |
| President of Germany | |
| In office 1 July 1979 – 30 June 1984 | |
| Chancellor | Helmut Schmidt Helmut Kohl |
| Preceded by | Walter Scheel |
| Succeeded by | Richard von Weizsäcker |
| President of the Bundestag | |
| In office 14 December 1976 – 31 May 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Annemarie Renger |
| Succeeded by | Richard Stücklen |
| Bundestag Leader of the CDU/CSU Group | |
| In office 17 May 1973 – 1 December 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt Georg Kiesinger (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Helmut Kohl |
| Chief of the Federal Chancellery | |
| In office 1 January 1968 – 22 October 1969 | |
| Chancellor | Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
| Preceded by | Werner Knieper |
| Succeeded by | Horst Ehmke |
| Member of the Bundestag for Ostholstein | |
| In office 3 October 1976 – 1 July 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Günther Jansen |
| Member of the Bundestag for Schleswig-Holstein | |
| In office 19 November 1972 – 3 October 1976 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 December 1914 Bremen, German Empire |
| Died | 30 May 1992 (aged 77) Meckenheim, Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (1955–1992) |
| Other political affiliations | Nazi Party (1940–1945) |
| Spouse | Veronica Prior |
| Education | Yale University, University of Burgundy, Goethe University, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Königsberg, University of Hamburg |
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Karl Carstens (German: [kaʁl ˈkaʁstn̩s] ⓘ; 14 December 1914 – 30 May 1992) was a German politician. He served as the president of West Germany from 1979 to 1984.