Kurt Schmücker

Kurt Schmücker (10 November 1919 – 6 January 1996) was a German politician, member of Christian Democratic Union.

Kurt Schmücker
Schmücker 1971
Federal Minister for the Treasury
In office 1 December 1966 – 21 October 1969
Preceded by	Werner Dollinger
Federal Minister of Finance
In office 8 November 1966 – 2 December 1966
Preceded by	Rolf Dahlgrün
Succeeded by	Franz Josef Strauss
Federal Minister of Economics
In office 17 October 1963 – 30 November 1966[1]
Preceded by	Ludwig Erhard
Succeeded by	Karl Schiller
Member of the Bundestag
In office 7 September 1949 – 22 September 1972
Personal details
Born	(1919-11-10)10 November 1919 Löningen, Oldenburg, Germany
Died	6 January 1996(1996-01-06) (aged 76) Löningen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Nationality	German
Political party	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
Profession	Printer

Kurt Schmücker was born on 10 November 1919 in Löningen, in the Free State of Oldenburg. In 1938 Schmücker ended a book printing course and started working in local newspapers. From 1940 to 1945 he served in the German infantry during World War II.

In 1937, Schmücker joined the Nazi Party. Schmücker joined the CDU in 1946. He represented Cloppenburg – Vechta in the German Federal Parliament from 1953 to 1972.

From 17 October 1963 to 30 November 1966 he served as minister for Economics and Technology. From 1966 to 1969 he served as minister for the Treasury.