Helmut Rohde
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Helmut Rohde, 1975
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| Federal Minister of Education and Science | |
| In office 16 May 1974 – 16 February 1978 |
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| Premier | Helmut Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Klaus von Dohnanyi |
| Succeeded by | Jürgen Schmude |
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| Born | 9 November 1925 Hannover |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
Helmut Rohde (9 November 1925 – 16 April 2016) was a German politician who served as federal minister of education and science from 1974 to 1978.[1]
Early life and education
Rohde was born in Hannover on 9 November 1925.[2] His father, August, was a welder and a social democrat member of the independent trade union.[2] Helmut Rohde fought in the German army in World War II and was prisoned until 1945 when he was freed.[2]
He studied journalism following the war and graduated in 1947.[3] In 1950, he began to study politics and business in a higher education institution in Wilhelmshaven, which later became part of the University of Göttingen.[4]
Career
In 1945, Rohde became a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[3] After graduation he began to work as an editor at the German Press Agency's Hannover branch.[2] His pseudonym in his writings was Achilles, the name of his grandfather.[2] He served in the party's local organizations in Hannover in the 1950s[3] and later served in its "working group for workers' questions".[5] In 1957, he was elected to the Bundestag with the SPD from Hannover.[4] From 1964 to 1965 he was also a member of the European Parliament.[2]
He was appointed federal minister of education and science on 16 May 1974, replacing Klaus von Dohnanyi in the post.[6][7] He served in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Helmut Schmidt.[5] In 1975, Rohde became a member of the SPD's executive committee.[3] Rohde's cabinet post ended on 16 February 1978 and another SPD politician, Jürgen Schmude, replaced him in the post.[5][6][7] After leaving office he concentrated on his work in the SPD's working group for workers' questions.[8]
In 1985, Rohde began to work as a lecturer at the Universities of Hanover and Bochum.[4] In 1994, he was named as an honorary professor of the University of Bremen.[4]
Later years
Rohde lived in a nursing home near Bonn.[4] He died on 16 April 2016.[1][9]
References
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