Lauritz Lauritzen | |
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 Lauritzen in 1973 | |
| Federal Minister of Transport | |
| In office 7 July 1972 – 7 May 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Georg Leber |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Gscheidle |
| Federal Minister of Post and Telecommunications | |
| In office 7 July 1972 – 15 December 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Georg Leber |
| Succeeded by | Horst Ehmke |
| Federal Minister of Urban Development and Housing | |
| In office 1 December 1966 – 15 December 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Bruno Heck |
| Succeeded by | Hans-Jochen Vogel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1910-01-20)20 January 1910 |
| Died | 5 June 1980(1980-06-05) (aged 70) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) |
Lauritz Lauritzen (20 January 1910 – 5 June 1980) was a German politician of theSocial Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He was born inKiel and died inBad Honnef.
Lauritzen studiedLaw at the universities ofFreiburg andKiel and earned a doctorate (Dr. iur, equivalent toS.J.D.). After working as a high ranking civil servant at the Ministry of the Interior of the German Federal State ofLower Saxony, Lauritzen became mayor ofKassel.[1] In 1963 he joined theHessian government as Minister of Justice and Federal Affairs. A possible candidacy as Minister President of Hesse, was obstructed by an affair concerning donations to a football club.[1]
After the election to theBundestag in 1966, ChancellorKurt Georg Kiesinger appointed Lauritzen asFederal Minister of Housing and Urban Development.[2] After the election of 1969, the name of the ministry was changed to Ministry of Urban Development and Housing. On 7 July 1972, Lauritzen additionally became head of the Ministries ofTransport and ofPost and Telecommunication.[2] From 15 December 1972 on, he headed only the Ministry of Transport.[2] His predecessor at the Transport Ministry,Georg Leber, triggered press and public opposition by implementing a blanket 100 km/h speed limit on major roads, but not onAutobahnen. In support of his predecessor's action, Lauritzen in August 1972 repeated his conviction that speed limits served the cause of traffic safety.[3] During the1973 oil crisis Lauritzen took the opportunity to implement a general speed limit of 100 km/h (subsequently withdrawn) on Germanautobahns.[1] He left the cabinet on 7 May 1974 upon the resignation of ChancellorWilly Brandt.
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