Strauß, Franz Josef

German politician (CSU)
Political opponent of Brandt

• 1915 born
• 1945 Co-founder of the CSU (Christian Social Union)
• 1949-1978, 1987 Member of the Bundestag
• 1949-1953, 1963-1966 deputy chairman of the CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction
• 1951-1961 deputy, 1961-1988 chairman of the CSU
• 1953-1955 Federal Minister for Special Tasks
• 1955-1956 Federal Minister for Nuclear Issues
• 1956-1962 Federal Minister of Defence
• 1966-1969 Federal Minister of Finance
• 1978-1988 Minister-President of Bavaria
• 1980 CDU/CSU chancellor candidate
• 1988 died

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Biography
Governing Mayor and Candidate for Chancellor 1957-1966 1961: 15 Feb 1962: 19 Nov	Foreign Minister and Federal Chancellor in Bonn 1967-1974 1970: 24 Sept
International statesman without government office 1975-1982 1980: 5 Oct	Dedicated European and German Patriot 1983-1992 1983: 30 July

Sources/Videos Bundestag debate in Bonn on the state of the nation, 14 January 1970