Karl Carstens

Karl Carstens
Carstens in 1978
President of West Germany
In office
1 July 1979 – 30 June 1984
ChancellorHelmut Schmidt
Helmut Kohl
Preceded byWalter Scheel
Succeeded byRichard von Weizsäcker
President of the Bundestag
In office
14 December 1976 – 31 May 1979
Preceded byAnnemarie Renger
Succeeded byRichard Stücklen
Bundestag Leader of the CDU/CSU Group
In office
17 May 1973 – 1 December 1976
Preceded byKurt Georg Kiesinger (Acting)
Succeeded byHelmut Kohl
Chief of the Federal Chancellery
In office
1 January 1968 – 22 October 1969
ChancellorKurt Georg Kiesinger
Preceded byWerner Knieper
Succeeded byHorst Ehmke
Member of the Bundestag
for Ostholstein
In office
3 October 1976 – 1 July 1979
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byGünther Jansen
Member of the Bundestag
for Schleswig-Holstein
In office
19 November 1972 – 3 October 1976
Personal details
Born(1914-12-14)14 December 1914
Bremen, German Empire
Died30 May 1992(1992-05-30) (aged 77)
Meckenheim, Germany
Political partyChristian Democratic Union (1955–1992)
Other political
affiliations
Nazi Party (1940–1945)
SpouseVeronica Prior
EducationYale University, University of Burgundy, Goethe University, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Königsberg, University of Hamburg
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Karl Carstens (German: [kaʁl ˈkaʁstn̩s] ; 14 December 1914 – 30 May 1992) was a German politician. He served as the president of West Germany from 1979 to 1984.