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Jürgen Schmude

German politician (1936–2025)

Jürgen Dieter Paul Schmude (9 June 1936 – 3 February 2025) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).²

From Wikipedia’s article on Jürgen Schmude (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jun 9, 1936, died Feb 3, 2025.¹

About

Schmude was born in Insterburg, Gau East Prussia, Germany, (now Chernyakhovsk, Russia). He was a member of the German Parliament, the Bundestag, from 1969 to 1994. From 1978 to 1981, he was Federal German Minister for Education and Science and later Federal Minister of Justice from 1981 to 1982, then briefly Minister of the Interior in 1982. He was married and had two children. Schmude died on 3 February 2025, at the age of 88.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jürgen Schmude, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Federal Ministry of the InteriorChair Sep 17, 1982 to Oct 1, 1982¹⁴

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Göttingen³
Date not recordedFreie Universität Berlin³

Career

Occupation: politician, jurist, lawyer.⁸

1990 to 1994Member of the German Bundestag⁴
1987 to 1990Member of the German Bundestag⁴
1985 to 2003Praeses of the Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany⁴
1983 to 1987Member of the German Bundestag⁴
1982Federal Minister of the Interior⁴
1982Chair, Federal Ministry of the Interior⁷
1981 to 1982Federal Minister of Justice⁴
1981 to 1982Chair, Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection⁶
1980 to 1983Member of the German Bundestag⁴
1978 to 1981Chair, Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space⁵
1976 to 1980Member of the German Bundestag⁴
1972 to 1976Member of the German Bundestag⁴

More of their career (3)

1969 to 1972Member of the German Bundestag⁴
Date not recordedJustice minister⁴
Date not recordedParliamentary Secretary in Germany⁴

Personal life

BornJun 9, 1936, Chernyakhovsk⁹
DiedFeb 3, 2025, Moers¹⁰
CitizenshipGermany¹¹

Awards

2019Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia^{12 13}

Sources

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WikidataJürgen Schmude on Wikidata
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WikipediaJürgen Schmude on Wikipedia
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WikidataJürgen Schmude: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataJürgen Schmude: Justice minister, on Wikidata
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WikidataJürgen Schmude: Chair, Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space, on Wikidata
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WikidataJürgen Schmude: Chair, Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, on Wikidata
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WikidataJürgen Schmude: Chair, Federal Ministry of the Interior, on Wikidata
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WikidataJürgen Schmude: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataJürgen Schmude: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataJürgen Schmude: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataJürgen Schmude: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataJürgen Schmude: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataFederal Ministry of the Interior, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsJürgen Schmude photo by Online Team www.ekd.de, CC BY-SA 2.0