biography
pronunciation:
[viygl]
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| lived:
| (1938– )
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| biography:
| German politician and lawyer, born Oberrohr bei Günzburg, S Germany. A member of the Bundestag since 1972, he became chairman of the Christlich Soziale Union (CSU) Landesgruppe (1982–9) and first deputy chairman of the Christlich-Demokratische Union (CDU)/CSU coalition in the Bundestag. He also served as minister of finance (Apr 1989–Oct 1998). |
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