Helmut Haussmann

Helmut Haussmann
Minister of Economy
In office
9 December 1988 – 18 January 1991
ChancellorHelmut Kohl
Preceded byMartin Bangemann
Succeeded byJürgen W. Möllemann
Personal details
Born (1943-05-18) 18 May 1943 (age 81)
Tübingen, Germany
Political partyFree Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity 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.

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]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dr. Helmut Haussmann". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Prof. Dr. Helmut Haussmann". GEMINI. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "An Interview with Prof. Dr. Helmut Haussmann". ICD. 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d Ferdinand Protzman (4 December 1990). "German Cabinet Minister Quits in Surprise Move". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  5. ^ Terrence Petty (7 February 1990). "West Germany Creates Committee to Pursue Reunification". Associated Press. West Berlin. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Prof. Dr. Helmut Haussmann". University of Tübingen. Retrieved 10 September 2013.