German politician (1925–2016)
Helmut Rohde |
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 Rohde in 1975 |
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| Federal Minister of Education and Science |
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In office
16 May 1974 – 16 February 1978 |
| Premier | Helmut Schmidt |
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| Preceded by | Klaus von Dohnanyi |
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| Succeeded by | Jürgen Schmude |
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| Personal details |
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| Born | (1925-11-09)9 November 1925
Hanover, Germany |
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| Died | 16 April 2016(2016-04-16) (aged 90)
Sankt Augustin, Germany |
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| Political party | Social Democratic Party (SPD) |
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| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
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Helmut Rohde (9 November 1925 – 16 April 2016) was a German politician who served as federal minister of education and science from 1974 to 1978.[1]
Early life and education
Rohde was born in Hanover on 9 November 1925.[2] His father, August, was a welder and a social democrat member of the independent trade union.[2] Helmut Rohde fought in the German army in World War II and was a POW until 1945 when he was freed.[2]
He studied journalism following the war and graduated in 1947.[3] In 1950, he began to study politics and business in a higher education institution in Wilhelmshaven, which later became part of the University of Göttingen.[4]
Career
In 1945, Rohde became a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[3] After graduation he began to work as an editor at the German Press Agency's Hannover branch.[2] His pseudonym in his writings was Achilles, the name of his grandfather.[2] He served in the party's local organizations in Hannover in the 1950s[3] and later served in its "working group for workers' questions".[5] In 1957, he was elected to the Bundestag with the SPD from Hannover.[4] From 1964 to 1965 he was also a member of the European Parliament.[2]
He was appointed federal minister of education and science on 16 May 1974, replacing Klaus von Dohnanyi in the post.[6] He served in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Helmut Schmidt.[5] In 1975, Rohde became a member of the SPD's executive committee.[3] Rohde's cabinet post ended on 16 February 1978 and another SPD politician, Jürgen Schmude, replaced him in the post.[5] After leaving office he concentrated on his work in the SPD's working group for workers' questions.[7]
In 1985, Rohde began to work as a lecturer at Leibniz University Hannover and the University of Bochum.[4] In 1994, he was named as an honorary professor of the University of Bremen.[4]
Later years
Rohde lived in a nursing home near Bonn.[4] He died on 16 April 2016, aged 90.[1][8]
References
- ^ a b "Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung: Archiv der sozialen Demokratie" (in German). fes.de.
- ^ a b c d e f "Helmut Rohde". Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Helmut Rohde". Niedersachsen. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Helmut Rohde". SPD. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ a b c Heinrich August Winkler (2007). Germany. The Long Road West: 1933-1990. Vol. 2. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. p. 318. ISBN 978-0-19-926598-5.
- ^ "Ministers since 1955" (PDF). Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Retrieved 13 September 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "German defense minister resigns". The Montreal Gazette. Bonn. UPI. 2 February 1978. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Helmut Rohde: Unternehmensnachruf". Frankfurter Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 28 April 2016.
External links
Media related to Helmut Rohde at Wikimedia Commons
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