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Georg Leber | |
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 Leber in 1974 | |
| Federal Minister of Defence (West Germany) | |
| In office 7 July 1972 – 1 February 1978 | |
| Chancellor | Willy Brandt Helmut Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Helmut Schmidt |
| Succeeded by | Hans Apel |
| Federal Minister of Transport (West Germany) | |
| In office 1 December 1966 – 7 July 1972 | |
| Chancellor | Kurt Georg Kiesinger Willy Brandt |
| Preceded by | Hans-Christoph Seebohm |
| Succeeded by | Lauritz Lauritzen |
| Federal Minister of Post and Telecommunications (West Germany) | |
| In office 21 October 1969 – 7 July 1972 | |
| Chancellor | Willy Brandt |
| Preceded by | Werner Dollinger |
| Succeeded by | Lauritz Lauritzen |
| VicePresident of the Bundestag (West Germany) | |
| In office 12 September 1979 – 29 March 1983 | |
| President | Richard Stücklen |
| Member of the GermanBundestag | |
| In office 15 October 1957 – 29 March 1983 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1920-10-07)7 October 1920 Obertiefenbach (Beselich), Germany |
| Died | 21 August 2012(2012-08-21) (aged 91) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) |
| Profession | Bricklayer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service | Luftwaffe |
| Rank | Unteroffizier |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Georg Leber (7 October 1920 – 21 August 2012)[1] was a GermanTrades Union leader and a politician in theSocial Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
Leber was born inObertiefenbach (Beselich),Hesse.[2] After serving asradio operator in theLuftwaffe (the German air force) inWorld War II,[3] he joined the SPD in 1947.[4] In 1957, he was elected to theBundestag, which he was a member of until 1983, representingFrankfurt am Main I.
In 1966, Leber was appointed minister for transportation for thegrand coalition. He kept this position and became minister for postal service and long-distance communication under the joint SPD-FDP administration.[5] In 1972, he gave up both positions and becameminister of defence.[6] Under his ministership theBundeswehr was expanded and theUniversities of the Bundeswehr were founded inMunich andHamburg. In 1978, he left his position after a controversy in the defense ministry involvingeavesdropping.[7] From 1979 until 1983 he was theDeputy Speaker of the Bundestag.[8]
Leber quit politics in 1986, and with his wife retired to the Bavarian countryside.[8] From 1990 to 1993, he was a member of theAdvisory Board of theBertelsmann Stiftung.[9]
Leber died in his hometown ofSchönau on 21 August 2012.[8][10]
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