Dieter Haack
Minister of Housing and Town Planning
In office
16 February 1978 – 1982
ChancellorHelmut Schmidt
Preceded byKarl Ravens
Personal details
Born (1934-06-09) 9 June 1934
Karlsruhe, Nazi Germany
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Alma mater

Dieter Haack (born 9 June 1934) is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He served as the minister of housing und town planning between 1978 and 1982.

Early life and education

Haack was born in Karlsruhe on 9 June 1934.[1][2] He received a degree in law from the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg and a PhD in law from the University of Bonn.[1] He was a legal trainee until 1963.[3] During his university education he joined the SPD in 1961.[2]

Career

Following his graduation Haack worked at different state institutions in Bavaria.[3] He was elected to the Bundestag in 1969 where he served until 1990.[2] He was the parliamentary state secretary at the Ministry of Housing until February 1978.[4] He was appointed minister of housing und town planning in a cabinet reshuffle on 16 February 1978 succeeding Karl Ravens in the post.[4] Later the ministry headed by Haack was renamed as the Ministry of Regional Planning, Building and Urban Development.[5] Haack served in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Helmut Schmidt until 1982.[3]

From 1990 to 2002 Haack was the president of the State Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria.[6]

Awards

Haack is the recipient of the Bavarian Order of Merit (1981) and the Order of Merit (1990).[2]

Haack was made the honorary citizen of Erlangen on 7 July 2004.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dieter Haack" (in German). Munzinger. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dieter Haack". Who's Who (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Haack, Dieter". bundesarchive.com (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  4. 1 2 Patricia Clough (4 February 1978). "Four young politicians appointed to Cabinet posts in reshuffle rejuvenate Herr Schmidt's team". The Times. No. 60228. Bonn. p. 4. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Dennis Topping Dwyer (27 June 1980). "Industry and politics". The Times. No. 60662. p. 37. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ehemaliger Bundesminister Dieter Haack zu Gast in Fürnried". Onetz (in German). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Erlanger SPD gratuliert Ehrenbürger Dr. Dieter Haack". SPD Erlangen (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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