Hans-Christoph Seebohm
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Hans-Christoph Seebohm

German politician (1903–1967)

Hans-Christoph Seebohm (4 August 1903 – 17 September 1967) was a German politician of the national conservative German Party (Deutsche Partei, DP) and after 1960 the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was the minister of Transport for 17 years and the vice chancellor of West Germany in 1966.2

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Born Aug 4, 1903, died Sep 17, 1967.1

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedTechnische Universität Berlin3

Career

Occupation: politician.8 9

  • 1966Vice-Chancellor of Germany5
  • 1965 to 1967Member of the German Bundestag5
  • 1961 to 1965Member of the German Bundestag5
  • 1957 to 1961Member of the German Bundestag5
  • 1953 to 1957Member of the German Bundestag5
  • 1949 to 1966Federal Minister for Transport, Federal Ministry for Transport5 6
  • 1949 to 1966Chair, Federal Ministry for Transport7
  • 1949 to 1953Member of the German Bundestag5
  • 1947 to 1948Minister of social affairs5
  • Since 1946Minister of labor5
  • Date not recordedBoard member, Egerländer Bergbau4
  • Date not recordedMember of the Parlamentarischer Rat5
  • Date not recordedVice-Chancellor of Germany5
  • Date not recordedMember of the Landtag of Lower Saxony5

Personal life

  • BornAug 4, 1903, Katowice10
  • DiedSep 17, 1967, Bonn11
  • CitizenshipGermany12

Politics

End of political career

Seebohm died a few months after his retirement and is buried in the Bad Pyrmont cemetery.

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Awards

  • Date not recordedBavarian Order of Merit13
  • Date not recordedGrand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany13