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Helmut Haussmann
German academic and politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Helmut Haussmann (born 18 May 1943) is a German academic and politician. He served as minister of economy from 1988 to 1991.
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Early life and education
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]
Career
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]
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Personal life
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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