Walter Scheel

Walter Scheel (born July 8, 1919) is a German poltician. He was leader of the Free Democratic Party and served as Foreign Minister (1969-1974) and President (1974-1979) of Germany. He largely retreated to private life after his term of office expired. {| align="center" border="1"\n| width="30%" align="center" |Preceded by:
Gustav Heinemann\n| width="40%" align="center" |President of Germany
1974-1979\n| width="30%" align="center" |Succeeded by:
Karl Carstens\n|-\n|align="center"|Preceded by:
Willy Brandt\n|align="center"|Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
1969-1974\n|align="center"|Succeeded by:
Hans-Dietrich Genscher\n|} \n