Dieter Schulte (13 January 1940 – 3 September 2022)[1] was a Germantrade union leader. He was chairman of theGerman Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) from 1994 to 2002.[1][2]
Born inDuisburg, Schulte worked as a bricklayer, then forThyssen Stahl AG. In 1957, he joined the Building and Construction Union, then in 1958 transferred toIG Metall. From 1970, he held a variety of union posts, eventually in 1991 becoming the union's director. He left in 1994 to become president of the DGB, serving until his retirement in 2002.[3]
He died on 3 September 2022 at age 82.[1]
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