Otto Graf Lambsdorff | |
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Federal Minister of Economics | |
In office 7 October 1977 – 17 September 1982 | |
Preceded by | Hans Friderichs |
Succeeded by | Manfred Lahnstein |
In office 4 October 1982 – 24 June 1984 | |
Preceded by | Manfred Lahnstein |
Succeeded by | Martin Bangemann |
Chairman of the FDP | |
In office 1988–1993 | |
Preceded by | Martin Bangemann |
Succeeded by | Klaus Kinkel |
Member of the Bundestag | |
In office 13 December 1972 – 26 October 1998 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Otto Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von der Wenge Graf Lambsdorff 20 December 1926 Aachen, Weimar Germany |
Died | 5 December 2009 Bonn, Germany | (aged 82)
Political party | FDP |
Spouse(s) | Renate Lepper (1953–1975) Alexandra von Quistorp (1975–2009) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Bonn University of Cologne |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Otto Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr[1] von der Wenge Graf[2] Lambsdorff, known as Otto Graf Lambsdorff (20 December 1926 – 5 December 2009), was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). He was the German Federal Minister of Economics from 1977 to 1984, when he resigned due to corruption allegations.