Bruno Diekmann (19 April 1897 – 11 January 1982) was a German politician ( SPD) from

Kiel Kiel ( ; ) is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein. With a population of around 250,000, it is Germany's largest city on the Baltic Sea. It is located on the Kieler Förde inlet of the Ba ...

and Minister-President of

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; ; ; ; ; occasionally in English ''Sleswick-Holsatia'') is the Northern Germany, northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of S ...

(1949–1950). From 5 May 1991 to 11 May 1992 Diekmann was the oldest former Minister-President of Germany, preceded by

Max Seydewitz Max Seydewitz (December 19, 1892 – February 8, 1987) was a German politician (Social Democratic Party of Germany, SPD, Socialist Workers' Party of Germany, SAPD and Socialist Unity Party of Germany, SED) who served as the Minister-President of ...

. He is still the oldest Minister-President of the states of the

Federal Republic of Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen constituent states have a total population of over 84 ...

(FRG), succeeded by Werner Bruschke of the GDR. If only minister-presidents of the FRG are counted, he was the oldest since 27 March 1990, preceded by Hans Ehard.

Political career

References

External links

1897 births 1982 deaths Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein Politicians from Kiel People from the Province of Schleswig-Holstein Minister-presidents of Schleswig-Holstein {{Germany-SPD-politician-stub