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Hans-Joachim Heusinger
German politician (1929–1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hans-Joachim Heusinger (7 April 1925 – 26 June 2019) was a German politician and party functionary of the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LDPD).
Quick Facts Minister of Justice, Chairman of theCouncil of Ministers ...
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![]() Heusinger (right) in 1989 | |||||||||||||
Minister of Justice | |||||||||||||
In office 16 October 1972 – 11 January 1990 | |||||||||||||
Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
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Preceded by | Kurt Wünsche | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Kurt Wünsche | ||||||||||||
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Born | Hans-Joachim Heusinger (1925-04-07)7 April 1925 Leipzig, Free State of Saxony, Weimar Republic (now Germany) | ||||||||||||
Died | 26 June 2019(2019-06-26) (aged 94) Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||
Political party | Association of Free Democrats (1990) | ||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (1947–1990) | ||||||||||||
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In the German Democratic Republic, he served as the longtime Minister of Justice until having to step down during the Peaceful Revolution.