Biography:Josef Ertl
Josef Ertl | |
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| Minister of Food and Agriculture | |
| In office 22 October 1969 – 29 March 1983 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Hermann Höcherl |
| Succeeded by | Ignaz Kiechle |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 17 October 1961 – 18 February 1987 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1925 Munich, Weimar Germany |
| Died | 16 November 2000 (aged 75) Murnau, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Technical University Munich |
Josef Ertl (7 March 1925 – 16 November 2000) was a German politician who served as the minister of agriculture in different cabinets of Germany and was a member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP).
Early life and education
Ertl's family were from Bavaria.[1][2][3]
Ertl held a bachelor's degree in agriculture from the Technical University Munich in 1952.[4]
Career
Ertl was a member of the FDP to which he joined in the 1950s.[5] He was part of the liberal right wing in the party.[6] He also headed the Bavarian branch of the party from 1971 to 1983.[7] He was among German politicians who shaped the Europe policy of the country in the 1970s.[8]
He was appointed minister of agriculture to the coalition government led by Prime Minister Willy Brandt on 22 October 1969.[1][9] Ertl replaced Hermann Höcherl in the post.[5] He retained his post until 1983 in various cabinets, but for a short period from 17 September to 1 October 1982 Björn Engholm assumed the post.[9][10]
After leaving office he served as the president of the German agricultural society from early 1984 to late 1990.[7] He was also the president of the German ski association from 1978 to 1991.[3]
Death
Ertl was seriously injured in an accident on the farm of his son in the Upper Bavarian district of Landsberg am Lech in the mid-November 2000.[7] He died of complications resulting from severe burn injuries on 20 November 2000 in Murnau at the age of 75.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael Balfour (1992) (in de). Germany: The Tides of Power.
- ↑ "Angehörige des Bundestags / I. -. X. Legislaturperiode" (in de). Weltenlauf. 20 October 2005. http://www.niqel.de/bredel/news/mdb.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Josef Ertl" (in de). F. Neumann Stiftung. http://www.politik-fuer-die-freiheit.de/webcom/show_page.php/_c-158/_nr-1/i.html.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedfdp - ↑ Heinrich August Winkler (in de). Germany: 1933-1990. 2. p. 251. https://books.google.com/books?id=gXflC2Ipo_QC&pg=PA251.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "FDP: Josef Ertl ist tot" (in de). Der Spiegel. 17 November 2000. http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/fdp-josef-ertl-ist-tot-a-103084.html. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ Jeffrey S. Lantis (1997). Domestic Constraints and the Breakdown of International Agreements. Westport, CT; London: Praeger. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-275-95948-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=RS10q69sotYC&pg=PA40.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Die Bundesminister seit 1949" (in de). BMELV. http://www.bmelv.de/SharedDocs/Standardartikel/Ministerium/Themen/Historie/DieBundesminister.html.
- ↑ "The Media Warns of "Dying Forests and Acid Rain"". German History in Documents and Images 9. 1983. http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/pdf/eng/Chapter11Doc13intro.pdf.
- ↑ "Ex-Minister Josef Ertl verstorben" (in de). RP Online. 17 November 2000. http://www.rp-online.de/politik/ex-minister-josef-ertl-verstorben-1.2267729.
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