- Friedrich Zimmermann
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name = Friedrich Zimmermann
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office = Federal Minister of the Interior
term_start = 1982
term_end = 1989
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office2 = Federal Minister of Transport
term_start2 = 1989
term_end2 = 1991
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1925|07|18
birth_place =Munich , Germany
party = CSU
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profession =Lawyer
religion = Roman CatholicFriedrich Zimmermann (born
July 18 1925 inMunich ) is a German politician and a member of the CSU. From 1982 - 1989 he was the Federal Minister of the Interior. From 1989 - 1991 he held the position of Federal Minister for Transport.Life and career
Friedrich Zimmermann served in the
Second World War between 1943 and 1945 and held a lieutenant rank. In 1946 he studied Law and Economics in Munich where he received aPhD . From 1951 until 1954 Zimmermann was a civil servant in Bavaria but became a lawyer in 1963.In 1960 Zimmermann was charged with perjury in the
Bavarian Casino Affair , but was acquitted due to medical opinion of diminished mental capacity.Zimmermann is a
Catholic and has two children. He is in his third marriage.Politcs
Until 1945 Zimmermann belonged to the
Nazi Party, although the membership was suspended as with allWehrmacht members. Since 1948, he has been a member of the CSU. In 1955 he was managing director of the CSU and then from 1956 to 1963 held the position of General Secretary. From 1963 to 1967, he was treasurer of the CSU for Bavaria and from 1979 to 1989, he was vice chairman of the CSU.He was a member of the German parliament from 1957 to 1990.
From October 1982, Zimmermann served as Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet of Chancellor
Helmut Kohl .As part of a Cabinet reshuffle, Zimmermann became Minister of Transport on
21 April 1989 . After the parliamentary elections in 1990, he resigned from the federal government on18 January 1991 .References
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NAME= Zimmermann, Friedrich
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Federal Minister of Transport
DATE OF BIRTH= 1925-07-18
PLACE OF BIRTH=Munich ,Germany
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