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German politician (1925–2000)

Josef Ertl
Minister of Food and Agriculture
In office
22 October 1969 – 29 March 1983
Prime Minister
Preceded byHermann Höcherl
Succeeded byIgnaz Kiechle
Member of the Bundestag
In office
17 October 1961 – 18 February 1987
Personal details
Born7 March 1925
Munich, Weimar Germany
Died16 November 2000(2000-11-16) (aged 75)
Murnau, Germany
Political partyFree Democratic Party
Alma materTechnical 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. He was born on 7 March 1925 and raised in Munich.

Ertl held a bachelor's degree in agriculture from the Technical University Munich in 1952.

Career

Ertl was a member of the FDP which he joined in the 1950s. He was part of the liberal right wing in the party. He served in the FDP's regional council of Munich from 1952 to 1956. He was a member of the Bundestag from 1961 to 1987. He also headed the Bavarian branch of the party from 1971 to 1983. He was among the German politicians who shaped the Europe policy of the country in the 1970s.

He was appointed minister of agriculture to the coalition government led by Prime Minister Willy Brandt on 22 October 1969. Ertl replaced Hermann Höcherl in the post. 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.

After leaving office he served as the president of the German agricultural society from early 1984 to late 1990. He was also the president of the German ski association from 1978 to 1991.

Death

Ertl was seriously injured in an accident on the farm of his son in the Upper Bavarian district of Landsberg am Lech in mid-November 2000. He died of complications resulting from severe burn injuries on 20 November 2000 in Murnau at the age of 75.

References

  1. ^ Michael Balfour (1992). Germany: The Tides of Power. London: Routledge. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-415-06788-1.
  2. ^ "Ex-Landwirtschaftsminister Josef Ertl gestorben". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Munich. dpa. 17 November 2000. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  3. "Angehörige des Bundestags / I. -. X. Legislaturperiode" (PDF) (in German). Weltenlauf. 20 October 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Josef Ertl" (in German). F. Neumann Stiftung. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Josef Ertl" (in German). FDP. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  6. Heinrich August Winkler (2007). Germany: 1933-1990. Vol. 2. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-19-926598-5.
  7. ^ "FDP: Josef Ertl ist tot". Der Spiegel (in German). 17 November 2000. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  8. Jeffrey S. Lantis (1997). Domestic Constraints and the Breakdown of International Agreements. Westport, CT; London: Praeger. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-275-95948-7.
  9. ^ "Die Bundesminister seit 1949" (in German). BMELV. Archived from the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  10. "The Media Warns of "Dying Forests and Acid Rain"" (PDF). German History in Documents and Images. 9. 1983. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2007.
  11. "Ex-Minister Josef Ertl verstorben". RP Online (in German). 17 November 2000. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

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