Theodor Waigel
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Theodor Waigel (born April 22, 1939) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria party.
He was federal Finance minister from 1989-1998 under Chancellor Helmut Kohl. From 1988-1999 he was chairman of the CSU. He is also known as father of the Euro, the European currency.
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Josef Müller (1946-1949) | Hans Ehard (1949-1955) | Hanns Seidel (1955-1961) | Franz Josef Strauß (1961-1988) | Theodor Waigel (1988-1999) | Edmund Stoiber (1999-present) |
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