Klaus Kinkel
Klaus Kinkel | |
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 Kinkel in 2005 | |
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| Born | 17 December 1936 Metzingen, Baden-Württemberg |
| Died | 4 April 2019 (aged 82) Sankt Augustin, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party of Germany |
Klaus Kinkel (17 December 1936 – 4 March 2019) was a German civil servant, lawyer, and politician. He was a member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP).
He served as Federal Minister of Justice (1991–1992), Foreign Minister (1992–1998) and Vice Chancellor of Germany (1993–1998) in the government of Helmut Kohl.
He was also chairman of the liberal Free Democratic Party from 1993 to 1995. He was President of the Federal Intelligence Service (1979–1982).
Kinkel was born in Metzingen, Baden-Württemberg. He died on 4 March 2019 in Sankt Augustin, North Rhine-Westphalia, aged 82.
References
- ↑ Hazan, Pierre (2004). Justice in a Time of War: The True Story Behind the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. College Station: Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 1585443778.
- ↑ Prägende Figur der FDP – Ex-Außenminister Klaus Kinkel ist tot Archived 2019-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, ZDF 5. March 2019
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