Max Streibl (6 January 1932 – 11 December 1998) was a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) party and the eighth Minister President of

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Biography

Streibel was born in

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in 1932, where his parents owned a hotel business. He married his wife Irmingard in 1960 and they had one daughter and two sons. After going to school in Ettal, he studied law in Munich, graduating in 1955. He worked in

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, and later, at the German '' Bundesrat'' in

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and joint the local government of the region of Upper Bavaria in 1960. From 1961, he worked for the state government and began to rise in the ranks of the CSU. From 1961 to 1967, he led the '' Junge Union (Young Union), the youth organisation of CDU and CSU in Bavaria.'' He became a member of the Bavarian ''

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'' in 1962, a position he held until 1994, when he retired. He was then the General Secretary of the party from 1967 to 1970. Streibl served as Bavarian Minister for the Environment (1970–1977), a newly formed ministry, and for Finance (1977–1988). After the sudden death of Franz Josef Strauß in 1988, Streibl succeeded him as '' Ministerpräsident'' of Bavaria on 19 October 1988. Streibl was deeply rooted in

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, but soon became unpopular because of alleged bribery (he was paid holiday trips by Burkhart Grob, the chairman of an aircraft production company). Because of this so-called "amigo-affair", coming to the surface in January 1993, he was forced to resign on 27 May 1993 and Edmund Stoiber took office, despite the latter being involved in the affair, too. The affair did result in a policy change in Bavaria, aimed at untangling the connections between politics and business. Streibl's defiant final words upon his resignation, with a tear in his eyes, were "Adios Amigos!".Vom Vater hat sie nicht nur die Gestik geerbt
(in German) Berliner Zeitung online, 22 September 1999, accessed: 10 May 2008 He retired from politics shortly after and died in December 1998 in

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Honors

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s from the Universities of

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(1985) and

(1990). * Grand Cross of Merit of the Italian Republic (1988) * Honorary Citizen of

(1989) * Grand Cross of the Order Pro Merito Melitensi of the

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* Order of the Holy Sepulchre * Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir,

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External links

Official Bavarian government website - Max Streibel biography
(in German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Streibl, Max 1932 births 1998 deaths People from Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district) Minister-presidents of Bavaria Ministers of the Bavaria State Government Members of the Landtag of Bavaria German Roman Catholics Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Members of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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