Egon Franke (politician)

Egon Franke (11 April 1913^[1] – 26 April 1995^[2]) was a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as Federal Minister for Intra-German Relations from 1969 to 1982^[3] and, for the short period between the breakup of the SPD-FDP coalition on 17 September 1982 and the constructive vote of no confidence on 1 October of the same year, by which Helmut Kohl replaced Helmut Schmidt, as Vice Chancellor of Germany. With a tenure of 14 days he is, as yet, the vice chancellor with the shortest time in office.

Egon Franke
Franke in 1976
Vice Chancellor of Germany West Germany
In office 17 September 1982 – 1 October 1982
President	Karl Carstens
Chancellor	Helmut Schmidt
Preceded by	Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Succeeded by	Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Minister of Intra-German Relations
In office 22 October 1969 – 1 October 1982
Chancellor	Willy Brandt Helmut Schmidt
Preceded by	Herbert Wehner
Succeeded by	Rainer Barzel
Personal details
Born	(1913-04-11)11 April 1913 Hanover, Germany
Died	26 April 1995(1995-04-26) (aged 82) Hanover, Germany
Political party	Social Democratic Party

In 1986 he was accused, along with confidant Edgar Hirt, of embezzlement and suppression of documents. They were accused of stealing 5.56 million marks, and on trial Franke said he knew nothing about the cash,^[4] in the end the cash was never found.^[5]

Political offices
Preceded by Hans-Dietrich Genscher	Vice Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany 17 September–1 October 1982	Succeeded by Hans-Dietrich Genscher