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German politician (born 1934) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dieter Haack (born 9 June 1934) is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He served as the minister of housing und town planning between 1978 and 1982.
Dieter Haack | |
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Minister of Housing and Town Planning | |
In office 16 February 1978 – 1982 | |
Chancellor | Helmut Schmidt |
Preceded by | Karl Ravens |
Personal details | |
Born | Karlsruhe, Nazi Germany | 9 June 1934
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Alma mater | |
Haack was born in Karlsruhe on 9 June 1934.[1][2] He received a degree in law from the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg and a PhD in law from the University of Bonn.[1] He was a legal trainee until 1963.[3] During his university education he joined the SPD in 1961.[2]
Following his graduation Haack worked at different state institutions in Bavaria.[3] He was elected to the Bundestag in 1969 where he served until 1990.[2] He was the parliamentary state secretary at the Ministry of Housing until February 1978.[4] He was appointed minister of housing und town planning in a cabinet reshuffle on 16 February 1978 succeeding Karl Ravens in the post.[4] Later the ministry headed by Haack was renamed as the Ministry of Regional Planning, Building and Urban Development.[5] Haack served in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Helmut Schmidt until 1982.[3]
From 1990 to 2002 Haack was the president of the State Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria.[6]
Haack is the recipient of the Bavarian Order of Merit (1981) and the Order of Merit (1990).[2]
Haack was made the honorary citizen of Erlangen on 7 July 2004.[7]
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