About Gottfried Leonhard
Lived 1895 – 1983 (aged 88). Gottfried Leonhard was a German politician, goldsmith and member of parliament.
Gottfried Leonhard (14 March 1895 – 7 October 1983) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and member of the German Bundestag.
Life Leonhard was a co-founder of the CDU in Pforzheim in 1945 and was at times the district chairman of the CDU there. After the Second World War, he was initially a member of the city council of Pforzheim. He was a member of the state parliament of Württemberg-Baden for constituency 24 (Pforzheim) from 1946 to 1950.
Leonhard was a member of the German Bundestag from 1949 to 1965 and represented the constituency of Karlsruhe-Land as a directly elected member. From 21 May 1953 until the end of the first legislative period, he was deputy chairman of the Bundestag Committee for Postal and Telecommunications Affairs.
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Who was Gottfried Leonhard?
German politician (1895-1983)
When was Gottfried Leonhard born?
Gottfried Leonhard was born on 14 March 1895 in Nöttingen.
When did Gottfried Leonhard die?
Gottfried Leonhard died on 7 October 1983 in Pforzheim.
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Gottfried Leonhard was a politician, goldsmith and member of parliament.
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Gottfried Leonhard was German.
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