Walter Scheel Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Walter Scheel, based on 12 World History Database records associated with Germany.

12 records1948–197412 events4 places

Chronological biography

1948

FDP-Scheel1948

Politics / FDP · Member of FDP

Appointed Member of Federal Democratic Party

1953

Bundestag1953

Politics / FDP · Member of Bundestag

Appointed Member of Bundestag

1961

Minister of Economic Co-operation1961

Government / Government of Germany · Minister of Economic Co-operation

Appointedhe Minister for Economic Co-operation with developing countries

1968

Party Leader1968

Politics / FDP · Party Leader of FDP

Appointed Party Leader of the Federal Democratic Party

1969

Deputy Chancellor1969

Government / Government of Germany · Deputy Chancellor · Bonn

Appointed Deputy Chancellor in the SDP-FDP coalition

Foreign Secretary of Germany1969

Government / Government of Germany · Foreign Secretary of Germany

Appointed Foreign Minister

Hague Enlargement Decision2 December 1969

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Foreign Minister of Germany · The Hague

Supports the Hague agreement to open enlargement negotiations with applicant countries including Britain, Denmark and Ireland.

1970

Davignon Report27 October 1970

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Foreign Minister of Germany · Luxembourg

Supports adoption of the Davignon Report establishing a framework for European Political Cooperation among the member states.

1972

Paris Summit Political Cooperation21 October 1972

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Foreign Minister of Germany · Paris

Supports stronger political cooperation as the Paris summit sets new objectives for European integration.

Treaty of Basic21 December 1972

Government / Government of Germany · Foreign Secretary of Germany

East & West Germany recognize each others boundaries & independence

1973

United Nations1973

Warfare / United Nations · Foreign Secretary of Germany · Bonn

Takes the Federal Republic into the United Nations

1974

President of Germany1974

Government / Government of Germany · President of Germany

Appointed President of Germany

Titles and roles

Deputy Chancellor · Foreign Minister of Germany · Foreign Secretary of Germany · Member of Bundestag · Member of FDP · Minister of Economic Co-operation · Party Leader of FDP · President of Germany

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.