Karl Ravens

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Karl Ravens
Ravens in 1978
Minister for Regional Planning, Building and Urban Development
In office 16 May 1974 – 16 February 1978
Chancellor	Helmut Schmidt
Preceded by	Hans-Jochen Vogel
Succeeded by	Dieter Haack
Member of the Bundestag from Lower Saxony
In office 17 October 1961 – 15 June 1978
Preceded by	Hans-Joachim von Merkatz
Succeeded by	Volker Neumann
Constituency	Verden – Rotenburg – Osterholz (1961–1965) State list (1965–1969) Verden (1969–1978)
Personal details
Born	(1927-06-29)29 June 1927 Achim, Germany
Died	8 September 2017(2017-09-08) (aged 90) Hanover, Germany
Party	Social Democratic
Children	1

Karl Ravens (29 June 1927 – 8 September 2017) was a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He served as the Federal Minister of Regional Planning, Construction and Urban Development for West Germany from 1974 to 1978.

Ravens died on 8 September 2017, at the age of 90.

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