Schütz, Klaus

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German politician (SPD), close associate of Willy Brandt
One of Brandt’s most important colleagues in Berlin

  • 1926 born
  • 1946 Joined the SPD
  • 1954-1957, 1963-1977 Member of Berlin’s House of Representatives
  • 1957-1962 Member of the Bundestag
  • 1962-1966 Senator for Federal Affairs and for Posts and Transportation in Berlin
  • 1966-1967 State secretary in the Foreign Ministry under Willy Brandt
  • 1967-1977 Governing Mayor of Berlin
  • 1968-1977 Regional chairman of the SPD in Berlin
  • 1977-1981 Ambassador in Israel
  • 1981-1987 Director of the Deutsche Welle
  • 2012 died
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SPD Politician in divided Berlin 1947-1956

Governing Mayor and Candidate for Chancellor 1957-1966

Politics

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