Franz-josef Strauss
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Born on September 6, 1915 with , Strauß étudie Latin him, him grec ET l'Histoire. He is soldier of 1939 to 1945. The American administration of occupation does it member of the regional Parliament in 1945. It is elected there the following year, until 1949. He is the cofounder of CSU (Social Christian Union, Bavarian party) and a post office with the direction occupies of since 1946. Between 1949 and 1952 he is a Secretary-general of the CSU; from 1952 to 1961 vice-president and 1961 with his death in 1988 president. In 1948/1949 he is member of the Economic Council of the Bizone. From 1949 to 1978 it is appointed with (national parliament).
Adenauer minister in 1953 for the particular businesses names. In 1955 he becomes Minister for the "nuclear questions". In October 1956 it takes the post of Minister for Defense and directs the creation of (German army). The reproach that one makes him, at the time of the scandal Spiegel, to have lied to the Parliament makes him lose its ministry at the end of 1962.
1963 to 1966 he is a president of the parliamentary group of the CSU at the Bundestag. 1966 to 1969 he is a Minister for Finance. It is for much (with the Minister for the economy Karl Schiller, SPD) in economic and financial successes of the Great Coalition.
In the opposition, Strauss, become spokesman of the parliamentary group CDU for the economic questions in 1971, is savage opposing to the "Eastern" policy of the social-liberal coalition of the chancellor . Thanks to its excellent electoral results in Bavaria, it can be based on the fidelity of its party.
After the regional elections of 1978 he becomes president of Bavaria. Losing legislative elections of 1980 vis-a-vis with the outgoing chancellor , it remains with the variation of the government formed with the autumn 1982. It however exerts a considerable influence on the policy of the government. It dies on October 3, 1988 with .
