january german politician member switching state level politics served minister economy minister finance leading candidate successive state elections hamburg losing incumbent treasurer party federal level position installed system income accounts leading donations scandal life family coming liberal family born january hamburg navy captain business man went school hamburg istanbul achieving joining april adolf_hitler birthday joined year uncle executed nazis membership war started study history economics graduate moving politics worked starting worked company called und insurance broker company large businesses owned percent company involvement und sparked controversy minister local companies went business und creating possible conflict interest minister served board directors denied power minister saying deal financially damaging profitable company successful business ventures considered richest politicians germany interview told playboy live interest savings married born daughter board member convicted war criminal met thirteen years old needed visit ask daughter hand marriage children sons michael daughters charlotte second son died aged parents started foundation young journalists previous marriage wife stepfather son november assassination attempt man fired shots door remained assassin found leads involvement proved inconclusive german magazine wrote year later party colleagues allegedly considered possible staged attack political career member parliament member fall gaining seat county council following federal election member winning mandate constituency retained seat time party electoral list voted yes basic treaty west supporters federal elections named prospective federal minister economic cooperation development shadow cabinet left parliament february join state government tenure minister held seat lower regained seat following election entering place electoral list order concentrate role leading candidate home state hamburg left parliament april minister lower saw state government change coalition government unable agree successor minister president consequence votes government camp elect office called government minister economy finance minority government replaced coalition january left position ministry economy continued lead ministry finance controversial topic tenure minister search radioactive waste site locations deemed suitable investigation salt years later state government designated salt dome single location waste disposal center commission investigated award procedure journal entries implied driving force decision promote putting idea forward meeting federal ministers november attended meeting delegates nuclear power industry day speculated lobby exercised influence appearing committee witness claimed remember events exactly said considered unlikely proposed expertise matter minister president prominent representatives liberal wing aimed party support federal government lobbied party approval new treaties poland conservative figures considered plan chairman bring liberal coalition christian democrats ultimately successful work popular proven early party foundation awarded highest award refused party affiliation served special representative chancellor debt crisis turkey government developed friendship eventually collected million turkey states federal election named foreign minister shadow cabinet candidate hamburg served leading candidate separate state elections hometown hamburg regular election june brought majority votes heavy losses incumbent mayor gained votes represented political situation proved unsuccessful forming minority government tolerated new elections called december candidate election upset able votes form government seen sign support hamburg population chancellor born hamburg replaced vote confidence october treasurer scandals served federal treasurer tenure party involved financial scandals shortly taking brought economist general agent public financial consultant started elaborate system aimed accumulating funding party major companies donate money anonymously donations fully tax considered non profit election year million said accumulated fashion course existence gave million marks political parties procedure public flick affair early 1980s ultimately accused having amassed million marks illegal donations million marks taxes role sentenced payment verdict revoked year later public prosecution department city obtained german arms dealer help documents able code money movements leading november prosecution office issued arrest warrant charging having accepted payment million money taxes turning day later declared interrogation accepted money present donation started donations scandal system illegal accounts uncovered november chancellor took responsibility accounts later admitted having personally accepted total sum million anonymous sponsors declared consequence illegal proceedings sentenced payment million marks president february ultimately involved lawsuits concerning tax closed january paid monetary condition euro trial sentenced pay early accepted sentence euro false statement given commission donations scandal death died surrounded family home age awards awards man year order merit lower order merit chairman served president member columbia_university member board
Walther Leisler Kiep