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Herbert Wehner | |
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 Iconic portrait of Minister Herbert Wehner in 1966, with his pipe | |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Bundestag | |
| In office 22 October 1969 – 8 March 1983 | |
| Leader | Willy Brandt |
| Preceded by | Helmut Schmidt |
| Succeeded by | Hans-Jochen Vogel |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 1 October 1982 – 6 March 1983 | |
| Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
| Preceded by | Helmut Kohl |
| Succeeded by | Hans-Jochen Vogel |
| Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations | |
| In office 1 December 1966 – 21 October 1969 | |
| Chancellor | Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
| Preceded by | Johann Baptist Gradl |
| Succeeded by | Egon Franke |
| Member of the Bundestag Hamburg-Harburg | |
| In office 14 August 1949 – 6 March 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Parliament established |
| Succeeded by | Hans-Ulrich Klose |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herbert Richard Wehner 11 July 1906 Dresden, German Empire |
| Died | 19 January 1990 (aged 83) Bonn, West Germany |
| Political party | Communist Party (1927–1942) Social Democratic Party (1946–1990) |
| Spouse(s) | Lotte Loebinger Lotte Burmester Greta Burmester |
Herbert Richard Wehner (11 July 1906 – 19 January 1990) was a German politician. A former member of the Communist Party, he joined the Social Democrats (SPD) after World War II. He served as Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations from 1966 to 1969 and thereafter as chairman of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag until 1983.
During his tenure in the Bundestag from 1949 to 1983, Wehner became (in-)famous for his caustic rhetoric and heckling style, often hurling personal insults at MPs with whom he disagreed. He holds the record for official censures (77 by one count, 78 or 79 by others) handed down by the presiding officer.