Helmut Haussmann | |
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| Minister of Economy | |
| In office 9 December 1988 –18 January 1991 | |
| Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
| Preceded by | Martin Bangemann |
| Succeeded by | Jürgen W. Möllemann |
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| Born | 18 May 1943 Tübingen,Germany |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Tübingen University of Hamburg University of Erlangen–Nuremberg |
Helmut Haussmann (born 18 May 1943) is a German academic and politician. He served as minister of economy from 1988 to 1991.
Haussmann was born in Tübingen on 18 May 1943. [1] He holds a degree in economics and social sciences from the University of Tübingen and from the University of Hamburg. [2] He received a PhD in business management from University of Erlangen–Nuremberg in 1976. [2] [3]
Haussmann worked in family business in Baden-Württemberg until 1979 when he became a member of the Bundestag in 1976 with the Free Democratic Party (FDP). [3] He was the secretary-general of the party from 1984 to 1988. [3] On 9 December 1988,he was appointed economy minister,replacing Martin Bangemann in the post. [4] Haussmann served in the coalition cabinet led by Helmut Kohl during the reunification process of West and East Germany. [5] Haussmann was reelected to the Bundestag from Baden-Wurttemberg state on 2 December 1990. [4] He resigned from his ministerial post on 4 December 1990,but remained in office until 18 January 1991 and Jürgen W. Möllemann succeeded him as economy minister. [4]
Haussmann became an honorary professor and teaching international management at University of Erlangen–Nuremberg in 1996. [2] In 2001,he was made chairman of the advisory board of GEMINI Executive Search. [2] He is an adjunct professor at the University of Tübingen where he has been teaching international business since 2010. [6]
Haussmann is a Protestant. [1] He was criticized due to his lavish life-style when he was economy minister and was referred to as the "yuppie minister." [4]
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