Jürgen Warnke | |
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| Minister of Economic Cooperation | |
| In office 21 April 1989 – 18 January 1991 | |
| Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
| Preceded by | Hans Klein |
| Succeeded by | Carl-Dieter Spranger |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 12 March 1987 – 21 April 1989 | |
| Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
| Preceded by | Werner Dollinger |
| Succeeded by | Friedrich Zimmermann |
| Minister of Economic Cooperation | |
| In office 4 October 1982 – 11 March 1987 | |
| Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
| Preceded by | Rainer Offergeld |
| Succeeded by | Hans Klein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jürgen Walter Franz Karl Warnke 20 March 1932 |
| Died | 27 April 2013(2013-04-27) (aged 81) Selb, Germany |
| Resting place | Selb |
| Political party | Christian Social Union (CSU) |
| Children | 6 |
Jürgen Warnke (20 March 1932 – 27 April 2013) was a German lawyer and politician who served in various capacities at theBundestag and German cabinets.
Warnke was born inBerlin on 20 March 1932.[1] His family were fromMecklenburg, and in 1945 settled inUpper Franconia. His father was a jurist and served as the chief executive of the association of ceramic industry.[2]
He studied law and economics[2] and held a PhD.[3]
Warnke, a lawyer by profession, was a member ofthe Christian Social Union.[4] He was a member of theBavarian Parliament from 1962 to 1970.[5] He entered the Bundestag in 1969[2] and represented theHof district from 1983 to 1998. He served as a cabinet member in the governments led by the Prime MinisterHelmut Kohl between 1982 and 1991.[5] Warnke was first appointed minister of economic cooperation in 1982 and was in office until 1987.[1] Then he became the minister of transport which he held from 1987 to 1989.[1] Lastly he was reappointed minister of economic cooperation in a cabinet reshuffle in April 1989.[6] His term ended in 1991.[1] In 1998 he retired from politics.[5]
He was also the managing director of the Bavarian chemical industry association and then the chief executive of the association of ceramic industry.[5] In addition, he was on the council of theEvangelical Church of Germany.[7][8]
Warnke was married and had six children.[7] He began to live inDagebüll onthe North Sea after retiring from politics.[3]
He died at the age of 81 inSelb on 27 April 2013.[2][5] A funeral service for him was held in St. Andrew's Church in Selb with the attendance of German politicians and family members.[8]
Warnke was awardedthe Federal Cross of Merit.[8]
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