Richard Stücklen

Richard Stücklen
Stücklen in 1972
President of the Bundestag
West Germany
In office
31 May 1979 – 29 March 1983
Preceded byKarl Carstens
Succeeded byRainer Barzel
Federal Minister of Post and Telecommunications
In office
29 October 1957 – 30 November 1966
Preceded byErnst Lemmer
Succeeded byWerner Dollinger
Member of the Bundestag
In office
1 February 1952 – 18 August 1970
Personal details
Born(1916-08-20)20 August 1916
Heideck, Germany
Died2 May 2002(2002-05-02) (aged 85)
PartyCSU

Richard Stücklen (20 August 1916 – 2 May 2002) was a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU). He had previously been a member of the NSDAP (1939–1945). From 1957 to 1966, he served as Federal Minister for Post and Communication. A member of the German parliament for more than 40 years, he served as the seventh president of the Bundestag from 1979 to 1983.