Gustav Heinemann | |
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 Heinemann in 1969 | |
| President of West Germany | |
| In office 1 July 1969 – 30 June 1974 | |
| Chancellor | Kurt Georg Kiesinger Willy Brandt Helmut Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Heinrich Lübke |
| Succeeded by | Walter Scheel |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1 December 1966 – 26 March 1969 | |
| Chancellor | Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
| Preceded by | Richard Jaeger |
| Succeeded by | Horst Ehmke |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 29 September 1949 – 11 October 1950 | |
| Chancellor | Konrad Adenauer |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Robert Lehr |
| Mayor of Essen | |
| In office 30 October 1946 – 19 October 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Heinz Renner |
| Succeeded by | Hans Toussaint |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gustav Walter Heinemann 23 July 1899 Schwelm, Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 7 July 1976 (aged 76) Essen, West Germany |
| Political party | Christian Social People's Service (1930–1933) Christian Democratic Union (1945–1952) All-German People's Party (1952–1957) Social Democratic Party of Germany (1957–1976) |
| Spouse |
Hilda Ordemann (m. 1926) |
| Children | 4 |
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Gustav Walter Heinemann (German: [ˈɡʊsta(ː)f ˈhaɪnəman] ; 23 July 1899 – 7 July 1976) was a German politician who was President of West Germany from 1969 to 1974. He served as mayor of Essen from 1946 to 1949, West German Minister of the Interior from 1949 to 1950, and Minister of Justice from 1966 to 1969.