Hans-Ulrich Klose

Hans-Ulrich Klose
Klose in 1978
Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee
In office
26 October 1998 – 17 October 2002
DeputyCarl-Dieter Spranger
Preceded byKarl-Heinz Hornhues
Succeeded byVolker Rühe
Vice President of the Bundestag
In office
10 November 1994 – 26 October 1998
PresidentRita Süssmuth
Preceded byRenate Schmidt
Succeeded byAnke Fuchs
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Bundestag
In office
12 November 1991 – 10 November 1994
Chief WhipPeter Struck
Preceded byHans-Jochen Vogel
Succeeded byRudolf Scharping
First Mayor of Hamburg
In office
12 November 1974 – 25 May 1981
PresidentWalter Scheel
Karl Carstens
ChancellorHelmut Schmidt
Second MayorDieter Biallas
Helga Elstner
Preceded byPeter Schulz
Succeeded byKlaus von Dohnanyi
Hamburg Senator for the Interior
In office
10 October 1973 – 12 November 1974
First MayorPeter Schulz
Preceded byHeinz Ruhnau
Succeeded byWerner Staak
Member of the Bundestag
for Hamburg-Bergedorf-Harburg
In office
22 September 2002 – 22 September 2013
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byMetin Hakverdi
Member of the Bundestag
for Hamburg-Harburg
In office
6 March 1983 – 22 September 2002
Preceded byHerbert Wehner
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1937-06-14)14 June 1937
Breslau, Germany
Died6 September 2023(2023-09-06) (aged 86)
CitizenshipGerman
Political partySPD
Alma materUniversity of Hamburg
Military service
Allegiance Germany
Branch/service Bundeswehr
Unit Panzergrenadierbrigade 17 German Army (Heer)

Hans-Ulrich Klose (14 June 1937 – 6 September 2023) was a German politician from the Social Democratic Party and a member of the German Federal parliament (German: Bundestag). Klose was the First Mayor (German: Erster Bürgermeister) of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg from 1974 up to 1981, serving as President of the Bundesrat in 1979–80.