Johannes Rau
Reference Number
RF1985040888
Gender
Male
Artists Name
Johannes Rau
Activity of Fame
Politician- Rulers & Kings
Star Sign
Capricorn (Dec 22nd – Jan 20th)
Country of Birth
Germany
State of Birth
North Rhine-Westphalia
City of Birth
Wuppertal
Date of Death
Jan 27, 2006
Cause of Death
Disease
Country of Death
Germany
State of Death
Land Berlin
City of Death
Berlin
Date of Funeral
Feb 07, 2006
Funeral Method
Burial in Earth
Country of Funeral
Germany
City of Funeral
Berlin
Description
Johannes Rau (German pronunciation: [joˈhanəs ˈʁaʊ]; 16 January 1931 – 27 January 2006) was a German politician of the SPD. He was President of Germany from 1 July 1999 until 30 June 2004, Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 20 September 1978 to 9 June 1998 and President of the Bundesrat from 1982-83.
Previously, he served as a municipal, state and federal politician to the SPD. From 1969 to 1970 he was Lord Mayor of the city of Wuppertal. From 1977 to 1998 he was the country's chairman of the SPD in North Rhine-Westphalia, and from 1978 to 1998 he was the sixth minister-president of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with which he had been holding these two offices longer than anyone else. He was a chancellor candidate for the SPD in the 1987 Bundestag elections. In 1993, after the resignation of Björn Engholm, he presided over the presidency of the SPD federal party.
Johannes Rau died in Berlin on January 27, 2006, around 8:30 am in the circle of his family. The funeral took place on 7th February following a mourning ceremony at the Dorotheenstädtisches Friedhof in Berlin in the closest family and friends circle.
Source: Wikipedia
Previously, he served as a municipal, state and federal politician to the SPD. From 1969 to 1970 he was Lord Mayor of the city of Wuppertal. From 1977 to 1998 he was the country's chairman of the SPD in North Rhine-Westphalia, and from 1978 to 1998 he was the sixth minister-president of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with which he had been holding these two offices longer than anyone else. He was a chancellor candidate for the SPD in the 1987 Bundestag elections. In 1993, after the resignation of Björn Engholm, he presided over the presidency of the SPD federal party.
Johannes Rau died in Berlin on January 27, 2006, around 8:30 am in the circle of his family. The funeral took place on 7th February following a mourning ceremony at the Dorotheenstädtisches Friedhof in Berlin in the closest family and friends circle.
Source: Wikipedia
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