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Biography of Otto Graf LambsdorffName: Otto Graf LambsdorffBirth Date: December 20, 1926 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: Aachen, Germany Nationality: German Gender: Male Occupations: politician Otto Graf Lambsdorff One of the most controversial politicians in Germany, Otto Graf Lambsdorff (born 1926) served as minister of economics and spokesman on economic affairs for his party, the liberal Free Democratic Party. In both capacities he was an outspoken champion of free enterprise and an opponent of government intervention in the economy.Otto Graf Lambsdorff, Count von der Wenge, was born December 20, 1926, in the German city of Aachen; he was the scion of a Rhenish noble family. Lambsdorff served briefly in World War II, returning to civilian life as a severely disabled veteran. (He walked with a pronounced limp, and his collection of walking sticks became something of a personal political trademark.) After his release from military service, Lambsdorff studied law at the Universities of Bonn and Cologne, obtaining his bachelor of law degree in 1950 and a doctorate five years later. After graduation he did not pursue the traditional German careers in …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…Free Democrats suffered substantial losses, declining from 79 seats to 47 and running fourth behind the Greens. Although the coalition supporting Chancellor Kohl held onto a narrow majority. The FDP faced an uncertain future. Associated Organizations Further Reading Literature in English on Lambsdorff is scant; no full-scale biography of the former economics minister has appeared. Lambsdorff himself vigorously defended his ideas in two works: Zielsetzungen: Aufgaben and Chancen der Marktwirschaft (Aims: Tasks and Chances of the Free Market Economy, 1978); and Bewährung: Wirtschaftspolitik in Krisenzeiten (Test: Economic Policy in Times of Crisis, 1980). The best English-language account of the workings and problems of the West German economy during Lambsdorff's tenure as minister of economics is Andrei S. Markovits, editor, The Political Economy of West Germany: Modell Deutschland (1982). The difficulties of the Free Democrats after reunifications are the subject of "Kohl's 10-Seat Majority Suddenly Looks Fragile," by Rick Atkinson, The Washington Post (October 25, 1994.)" |