Franz Blücher | |
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Blücher in 1950 | |
| Vice Chancellor of Germany West Germany | |
| In office 20 September 1949 – 29 October 1957 | |
| President | Theodor Heuss |
| Chancellor | Konrad Adenauer |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ludwig Erhard |
| Federal Minister for Matters of the Marshall Plan later renamed Minister for Economic Cooperation | |
| In office 20 September 1949 – 29 October 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Hermann Lindrath asMinister for Federal Patrimony |
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| Born | 24 March 1896 Essen,Kingdom of Prussia, Germany |
| Died | 26 March 1959(1959-03-26) (aged 63) Bad Godesberg, West Germany |
| Political party | FDP Free People's Party (FVP) DP |
Franz Blücher (24 March 1896 – 26 March 1959) was a German politician and member of the German Parliament (Bundestag).
Blücher was born inEssen,Kingdom of Prussia.[1]
After the end ofWorld War II, he was one of the founders of theFree Democratic Party (FDP) and served as chairman in the British occupation zone (1946-1949) and as Federal Chairman (1949-1954).[2]
From 1949 to 1957, Blücher was a member of ChancellorKonrad Adenauer's cabinet.[3] As representative of the second-largest government party, he was the firstvice chancellor of Germany and also held theMinistry for Matters of the Marshall Plan, which in 1953 was renamedMinistry for Economic Cooperation.[4]
In 1956, Blücher – along with other fifteen ministers and parliamentarians – sided with Chancellor Adenauer against his party and formed theFree People's Party (FVP), which early in 1957 merged with theGerman Party (DP).
Blücher died on 26 March 1959 inBad Godesberg,Bonn,West Germany.[5]
Blücher was awarded honorary doctorates from theUniversity of Berlin (1954) and theUniversity of the Punjab inLahore (1957).[6] In 1954, he was awarded theGrand Cross of the Order of Merit and the Grand Cross of the GreekOrder of George I. In 1955, he received theGrand Cross of Merit of the Italian Republic.
In 1956, Blücher received theGrand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria.[7]
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