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Ludwig Erhard
Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard was a German politician and economist who served as the second chancellor of West Germany from 1963 until 1966. Affiliated with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he is known for leading the West German postwar economic reforms and economic recovery in his role as Minister of Economic Affairs under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer from 1949 to 1963. During that period, he promot…
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politics · Chancellor of West Germany from 1963 to 1966 · economist · politician · university teacher · also Ludwig Erhard, Erhard
Born 4 February 1897 · Died 5 May 1977 · Q2496
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2024· 7 entries
welt.de: Gastkommentar: So viel Ludwig Erhard steckt in Javier Milei
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Bayerischer Rundfunk: Ludwig Erhard "Erfahrungen für die Zukunft. Meine Kanzlerzeit"
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ZEIT: Ehrungen: Ludwig-Erhard-Büste in der Walhalla - Entscheidung dauert
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The European: "Ludwig Erhard litt auch noch 10 Jahre nach seinem Rücktritt unter den Intrigen seiner Parteifreunde"
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FOCUS: Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel: Der Spitzen-Talk mit Esken, Lang, Kubicki, Merz und Söder
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The European: Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel: "Keine Bühne für Extremisten"
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FOCUS: Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel: „Wir bieten Feinden der Demokratie keine Bühne“
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1977· 5 entries
Awarded honorary citizen of Ulm (1977).
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Died 1977-05-05.
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“[Erhard said his] ambition was to drive up the German standard of living until it approximated to that of the United States. That could not be achieved overnight, but it could be done, for the standard of living in the United States was determined not by the climate but by a successful economic policy.”
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“[Erhard] emphasized that the aim of a common market was to free the movement of goods and capital. It did not exclude differentiation in tariffs, but he had been at pains to allay any anxiety lest the establishment of a common market by the six countries would mean discrimination against Britain. He believed that he had succeeded in dissipating some of the fears regarding European integration.”
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“[Erhard said that] a new phase in the development of the German free economy would begin with the transformation of publicly owned enterprises into joint stock companies in which those with small savings could invest.”
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1976· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1976–1977).
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1972· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1972–1976).
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1969· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1969–1972).
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1966· 1 entry
Career landmark: leader of the Christian Democratic Union (1966–1967).
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1965· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1965–1969).
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1963· 2 entries
Career landmark: Federal Chancellor of Germany (1963–1966).
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Erhard was elected chancellor with 279 against 180 votes in the Bundestag on 16 October
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1961· 3 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1961).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword (1961).
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Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1961–1965).
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1960· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense (1960).
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1959· 1 entry
Awarded Bavarian Order of Merit (1959).
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1957· 2 entries
Career landmark: Vice-Chancellor of Germany (1957–1963).
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Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1957–1961).
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1955· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1955).
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1953· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1953).
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Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1953–1957).
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1950· 1 entry
And used this influential body of liberal economic and political thinkers to test his ideas for the reorganisation of the West German economy
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1949· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1949–1953).
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1947· 1 entry
Led the Sonderstelle Geld und Kredit ("Special Office for Money and Credit"), an expert commission preparing the currency reform in Germany's western zones of occupation
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1945· 1 entry
Career landmark: Bavarian minister of economics (1945–1946).
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1942· 1 entry
But continued to work on the subject by order of the Reichsgruppe Industrie
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1916· 1 entry
Erhard volunteered for the German military
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1907· 1 entry
Entered Fürth's Royal Bavarian Vocational High School, where his grades were average
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1897· 1 entry
Born 1897-02-04.
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