Lothar Späth

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Späth in 2011

Lothar Späth (born 16 November 1937 in Sigmaringen) is a German politician of the CDU.^[1]

Life

From 30 August 1978 to 13 January 1991 Späth was minister-president of Baden-Württemberg and chairman of the CDU Baden-Württemberg, serving as President of the Bundesrat in 1984/85.^[2]

After leaving politics, Späth headed the Jenoptik company, one of the few former Eastern German state owned enterprises, who survived the transformation into a market economy in a united Germany. He stayed there until 2003.^[3] Then he became president of the Industrie- und Handelskammer East-Thuringia in Gera.

In 1989, he sponsored the publication of an art portfolio called Kinderstern, featuring original drawings by Sol LeWitt, Jörg Immendorff, Sigmar Polke, Max Bill, Heinz Mack, Keith Haring and Imi Knoebel, to benefit children cancer patients.^[4] Along with Rupert Neudeck, he is also a patron of the "German Economic Foundation for Humanitarian Help".^[5]

In September 1992 Späth was awarded the title of Royal Norwegian Honorary Consul General for Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt.^[1]

From 1998-2001, Späth hosted a TV talk show broadcast in Germany called "Späth am Abend", delivering weekly political commentaries beginning in 2002.^[1] (The title is a play on words between "Late at night" (Spät am Abend) and "Späth in the evening", a reference to the host's name.)

References

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↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Abgeordnete Prof. Dr.h.c. Lothar Späth". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2013-11-16.
↑ "Grazia Equity – Prof. Dr. Lothar Späth". Grazia.com. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
↑ "'Spannender war Jena' - Lothar Späth über sein Wirken an der Nahtstelle" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. 2011-08-25. http://www.dradio.de/dlf/sendungen/zeitzeugen/1544093/. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
↑ "Portfolio »Kinderstern« 1989". Edition Domberger. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
↑ German Economic Foundation for Humanitarian Help

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Political offices
Preceded by Hans Filbinger	Minister President of Baden-Württemberg 1978–1991	Succeeded by Erwin Teufel

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Karl Arnold Hans Ehard Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf Reinhold Maier Georg August Zinn Peter Altmeier Kai-Uwe von Hassel Kurt Sieveking Willy Brandt Wilhelm Kaisen Franz-Josef Röder Franz Meyers Kurt Georg Kiesinger Georg Diederichs Helmut Lemke Klaus Schütz Herbert Weichmann Franz-Josef Röder Hans Koschnick Heinz Kühn Alfons Goppel Hans Filbinger Alfred Kubel Albert Osswald Bernhard Vogel Gerhard Stoltenberg Dietrich Stobbe Hans-Ulrich Klose Werner Zeyer Johannes Rau Franz Josef Strauss Lothar Späth Ernst Albrecht Holger Börner Walter Wallmann Björn Engholm Walter Momper Henning Voscherau Alfred Gomolka Berndt Seite Oskar Lafontaine Klaus Wedemeier Edmund Stoiber Erwin Teufel Gerhard Schröder Hans Eichel Roland Koch Kurt Biedenkopf Kurt Beck Klaus Wowereit Wolfgang Böhmer Dieter Althaus Matthias Platzeck Peter Harry Carstensen Harald Ringstorff Ole von Beust Peter Müller Jens Böhrnsen

v t e Ministers-President of Baden-Württemberg

Reinhold Maier Gebhard Müller Kurt Georg Kiesinger Hans Filbinger Lothar Späth Erwin Teufel Günther Oettinger Stefan Mappus Winfried Kretschmann

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 71495789 LCCN: n82029209 ISNI: 0000 0001 1070 0084 GND: 11861584X BNF: cb124969467

Persondata
Name	Spath, Lothar
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Short description	German politician
Date of birth	16 November 1937
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