Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (born 1918)

Helmut Schmidt

Chancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1982

Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt was a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), who served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. He was the longest lived chancellor in German history and had the longest post-chancellorship, at…

List of chancellors of Germany

The chancellor of Germany is the political leader of Germany and the head of the federal government. The office holder is responsible for selecting all other members of the government and chairing cabinet meetings.