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Erich Mende | |
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| Vice Chancellor of West Germany | |
| In office 17 October 1963 – 28 October 1966 | |
| President | Heinrich Lübke |
| Chancellor | Ludwig Erhard |
| Preceded by | Ludwig Erhard |
| Succeeded by | Hans-Christoph Seebohm |
| Federal Minister of All-German Affairs | |
| In office 17 October 1963 – 28 October 1966 | |
| Chancellor | Ludwig Erhard |
| Preceded by | Rainer Barzel |
| Succeeded by | Johann Baptist Gradl |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 7 September 1949 – 4 November 1980 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1916 Groß Strehlitz, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 6 May 1998 (aged 81) Bonn, Germany |
| Political party | FDP CDU (from 1970) |
| Alma mater | University of Cologne, University of Bonn |
| Occupation | Soldier, politician |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Erich Mende (28 October 1916 – 6 May 1998) was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was the leader of FDP from 1960 to 1968 and the vice chancellor of Germany from 1963 to 1966.