Hans-Jochen Vogel
German lawyer and politician (1926–2020)
Biography
Hans-Jochen Vogel (German: [hans ˈjɔxn̩ ˈfoːɡl̩]; 3 February 1926 – 26 July 2020) was a German lawyer and a politician for the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as Mayor of Munich from 1960 to 1972, winning the 1972 Summer Olympics for the city and Governing Mayor of West Berlin in 1981, the only German ever to lead two cities with a million+ inhabitants. He was Federal Minister of Regional Planning, Construction and Urban Development from 1972 to 1974, and Federal Minister of Justice from 1974 to 1981. He served as leader of the SPD in the Bundestag from 1983 to 1991, and as Leader of the Social Democratic Party from 1987 to 1991. In 1993, he co-founded the organisation Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie (Against Oblivion – For Democracy). He was a member of the National Ethics Council of Germany from its beginning in 2001.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- member of the German Bundestag
- Governing Mayor of Berlin
- member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
- chairman of the Social Democratic Party
- Federal Minister of Justice
- Berlin member of the Bundestag
- Lord Mayor of Munich
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Liselotte Vogel
- Parents
- Hermann VogelCaroline Brinz
- Siblings
- Bernhard Vogel
Awards & honours (14)
- German Leo Baeck Award
- honorary citizen of Munich
- Bavarian Order of Merit
- Wilhelm Leuschner Medal
- Marie Juchacz Plaque
- Ernst Reuter Medal
- Bridge Prize of the City of Regensburg
- Oswald-von-Nell-Breuning Award
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Ludwig Thoma Medal
- German citizenship award
- Heinrich Albertz Peace Prize
- Leibniz-Ring-Hannover
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