Georg Leber

Georg Leber
Leber in 1974
Federal Minister of Defence
(West Germany)
In office
7 July 1972 – 1 February 1978
ChancellorWilly Brandt
Helmut Schmidt
Preceded byHelmut Schmidt
Succeeded byHans Apel
Federal Minister of Transport
(West Germany)
In office
1 December 1966 – 7 July 1972
ChancellorKurt Georg Kiesinger
Willy Brandt
Preceded byHans-Christoph Seebohm
Succeeded byLauritz Lauritzen
Federal Minister of Post and Telecommunications
(West Germany)
In office
21 October 1969 – 7 July 1972
ChancellorWilly Brandt
Preceded byWerner Dollinger
Succeeded byLauritz Lauritzen
Vice President of the Bundestag
(West Germany)
In office
12 September 1979 – 29 March 1983
PresidentRichard Stücklen
Member of the German Bundestag
In office
15 October 1957 – 29 March 1983
Personal details
Born(1920-10-07)7 October 1920
Died21 August 2012(2012-08-21) (aged 91)
PartySocial Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
ProfessionBricklayer
Military service
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Branch/serviceLuftwaffe
RankUnteroffizier
Battles/warsWorld War II

Georg Leber (7 October 1920 – 21 August 2012) was a German Trades Union leader and a politician in the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).