Peter Altmeier (12 August 1899 – 28 August 1977) was a German politician ( Zentrum, later CDU). From 1947 to 1969, he was the Minister President of

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; ; ; ) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are ...

. He served as the President of the Bundesrat in 1954/55 and 1965/66. He was born in

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; Rhenish Franconian: ''Sabrigge'' ; ; ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of cities and towns in Germany, city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken has 181,959 inhabitants and is Saarland's administrative, commerci ...

and died in

Koblenz Koblenz ( , , ; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz'') is a German city on the banks of the Rhine (Middle Rhine) and the Moselle, a multinational tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman military p ...

. He was the longest governing German Minister-President in one single state—longest at all was Bernhard Vogel. File:Grab Altmeier Hauptfriedhof Koblenz.jpg, Grave of Peter Altmeier at the cemetery of

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1899 births 1977 deaths Cartellverband members Centre Party (Germany) politicians Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians German military personnel of World War I Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate Minister-presidents of Rhineland Palatinate Politicians from Saarbrücken Politicians from the Rhine Province Presidents of the German Bundesrat Recipients of the Saarland Order of Merit State ministers of Rhineland-Palatinate {{Germany-CDU-politician-stub