Hansjoachim Walther

Hansjoachim Walther
Walther in 1990
Leader of the German Social Union
In office
30 June 1990 – 25 May 1991
First DeputyJürgen Schwarz
General SecretaryAlexander Achminow
Preceded byHans-Wilhelm Ebeling
Succeeded byReinhard Keller
Minister for Special Affairs
In office
3 October 1990 – 17 January 1991
ChancellorHelmut Kohl
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Leader of the German Social Union
in the Volkskammer
In office
March 1990 – 2 October 1990
Whips
  • Timo Backofen
  • Joachim Schmiele
DeputyKarsten Degner
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAlfred Dregger (as Leader of the CDU/CSU/DSU in the Bundestag)
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the Bundestag
for Volkskammer
In office
3 October 1990 – 20 December 1990
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the Volkskammer
for Suhl
In office
5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
BornHansjoachim Walther
(1939-12-16)16 December 1939
Died17 January 2005(2005-01-17) (aged 65)
PartyChristian Democratic Union
(1993–2005)
Other political
affiliations
German Social Union
(1990–1991)
German Forum Party
(1989–1990)
Alma materTU Dresden
Technische Universität Ilmenau
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Mathematician
  • Academic
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Hansjoachim Walther (16 December 1939 – 17 January 2005) was a German politician and mathematician.

He was leader of the German Social Union, a right-wing party modelled after the Bavarian CSU, during the Wende, serving as their parliamentary leader in the Volkskammer. After German reunification, he was co-opted to the Bundestag and appointed as Minister for Special Affairs.