Klaus Schütz

Klaus Schütz (17 September 1926[1] – 29 November 2012[2]) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

Klaus Schütz
Schütz (left) with German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, 1976

Biography

Schütz was born in Heidelberg. He was Mayor of West Berlin from 1967 to 1977,[1] serving as President of the Bundesrat in 1967-1968.[3] After his resignation he worked as German Ambassador to Israel until 1981 and Director General of the Deutsche Welle broadcaster from 1981 to 1987. He was also president of the Red Cross. Schütz married 1952 Adelheid (1924–2006), daughter of a parson. He died, aged 86, from pneumonia in Berlin.

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References
  1. Official biography at Berlin.de Archived 2011-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Früherer Regierender Bürgermeister: Berlin trauert um Klaus Schütz - Berlin - Tagesspiegel" (in German). Tagesspiegel.de. 1973-11-25. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  3. Website of the Bundesrat Archived 2011-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
Political offices
Preceded by
Heinrich Albertz		 Mayor of West Berlin
1967–1977		 Succeeded by
Dietrich Stobbe
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