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Hans Klein
Klein in 1990
Minister for Economic Cooperation
In office
12 March 1987 – 21 April 1989
Chancellor Helmut Kohl
Preceded by Jürgen Warnke
Succeeded byJürgen Warnke
Minister for Special Affairs
In office
26 November 1989 – 20 December 1990
Chancellor Helmut Kohl
Preceded by Rudolf Seiters
Succeeded by Lothar de Maizière
Vice President of the Bundestag
In office
20 December 1990 – 26 November 1996
President Rita Süssmuth
Personal details
Born
Hans Klein

(1931-07-11)11 July 1931
Šumperk, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
Died26 November 1996(1996-11-26) (aged 65)
Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Political party Christian Social Union
Children3
Alma mater University of Leicester
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Hans Klein (11 July 1931 – 26 November 1996) was a German politician ( CSU) who served as Vice President of the Bundestag from 1990 until his death in 1996. [1] [2] [3]

Klein had previously served as Minister for Special Affairs from 1989 to 1990 and as Minister for Economic Cooperation from 1987 to 1989 both in Helmut Kohl's third cabinet. [4] [3]

References

  1. ^ "Hans Klein". csu-geschichte.de (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Abschied von Hans Klein - Staatsakt im Deutschen Bundestag". bundesregierung.de (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Traynor, Ian (7 December 1996). "And the Wall came tumbling down: Obituary of Hans Klein". The Guardian. Guardian Newspapers Ltd. ISSN  0261-3077.
  4. ^ "Zum Tode von Hans Klein". bundesregierung.de (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2021.