Walter Behrendt

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Walter Behrendt
Behrendt in 1972
Member of the Bundestag
In office
1957–1976
ConstituencyDortmund III
Vice-President of the European Parliament
In office
1969–1971
In office
1973–1977
9th President of the European Parliament
In office
16 March 1971  1973
Preceded byMario Scelba
Succeeded byCornelis Berkhouwer
Personal details
Born(1914-09-18)September 18, 1914
Dortmund, German Empire
DiedJuly 23, 1997(1997-07-23) (aged 82)
Dortmund, West Germany
Political partySPD (1932-1997)

Walter Behrendt (German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ ˈbeːʁɛnt]; 18 September 1914 – 23 July 1997) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and president of the European Parliament (1971–1973).