Ewald Bucher | |
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 Bucher in 1964 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office 6 October 1953 – 19 October 1969 | |
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| Born | (1914-07-19)19 July 1914 |
| Died | 31 October 1991(1991-10-31) (aged 77) |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | FDP |
Ewald Bucher (19 July 1914 inRottenburg am Neckar,Kingdom of Württemberg – 31 October 1991 inMutlangen[1]) was a German politician of theFDP.[2]
He received aJuris Doctor from the University of Munich in 1941 and served then as a soldier in World War II from 1941 to 1944. During the Third Reich, he was a member of theNazi Party and of theSA. After the Second World War he joined theFree Democratic Party. From 1945 to 1953, he was a lawyer inSchwäbisch Gmünd.
From December 1962 to March 1965, he was West German Minister of Justice. In 1964, he tried to become the West German Bundespräsident, butHeinrich Lübke was re-elected.
From October 1965 to October 1966, he was West German Minister for regional planning, construction and urban development. He and three other FDP-Ministers resigned in October 1966 to make the downfall of ChancellorLudwig Erhard complete.
From 1953 to 1969, he was a member of the West GermanBundestag.
From 1984, he was a member of theCDU.
Herbst, Ludolf; Jahn, Bruno (2002). Vierhaus, Rudolf (ed.).Biographisches Handbuch der Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages. 1949–2002 [Biographical Handbook of the Members of the German Bundestag. 1949–2002] (in German). München: De Gruyter – De Gruyter Saur. p. 1715.ISBN 978-3-11-184511-1.
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