Johann Wilhelm Gaddum
Johann Wilhelm Gaddum (born June 18, 1930 in Berlin ) is a German entrepreneur and former politician ( CDU ).
Life and work
After graduating from high school, Gaddum first completed a commercial apprenticeship, which he completed with the examination of a commercial assistant. In 1951 he began studying economics and social sciences at the University of Cologne , which he finished in 1954 with a degree in business administration. From 1955 he was managing director of a mineral oil wholesaler in Neuwied , which he managed from 1967 to 1971 as the owner.
Gaddum was President of the State Central Bank in Rhineland-Palatinate in 1985/86 . He then moved to the board of directors of the Deutsche Bundesbank , from 1993 to 1998 as its vice-president.
Political party
Gaddum has been a member of the CDU since 1956.
MP
Gaddum was a member of the council of the city of Neuwied from 1956 to 1971 and chairman of the CDU parliamentary group there from 1960 to 1971. He was a member of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament from 1963 to 1983. Here he was also chairman of the CDU parliamentary group from 1969 to 1971.
Public offices
On May 18, 1971, Gaddum was appointed finance minister in the government of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate led by Prime Minister Helmut Kohl and, since 1976, has also been a member of the subsequent government led by Prime Minister Bernhard Vogel . On June 12, 1981, he moved to the head of the Ministry of Federal Affairs in the course of a cabinet reshuffle. After his appointment as President of the State Central Bank, he left the government on May 23, 1985. He was Vice President of the Deutsche Bundesbank .
Honors
- Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class (1975)
- Great Cross of Merit (1981) with star (1990) and shoulder ribbon (1998) of the Federal Republic of Germany
Publications
- Tax reform: simple and fair! For Better Income Tax Law , 1986
See also
Cabinet Kohl II - Cabinet Kohl III - Cabinet Vogel I - Cabinet Vogel II - Cabinet Vogel III
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Wilhelm Gaddum in the catalog of the German National Library
- Johann Wilhelm Gaddum in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
Hanns Haberer (1946–1947) | Oskar Stübinger (1947) | Hans Hoffmann (1947–1949, 1949–1951) | Wilhelm Nowack (1951–1958) | Hans Georg Dahlgrün (1958–1959) | Fritz Glahn (1959–1966) | Hermann Eicher (1966–1971) | Johann Wilhelm Gaddum (1971–1981) | Carl-Ludwig Wagner (1981–1988) | Emil Wolfgang Keller (1988–1991) | Edgar Meister (1991–1993) | Gernot Mittler (1993-2006) | Ingolf Deubel (2006–2009) | Carsten Kühl (2009–2014) | Doris Ahnen (since 2014)
Peter Altmeier (1947) | Alois Zimmer (1947–1951) | Wilhelm Boden (1951–1961) | Hermann Matthes (1961–1963) | Helmut Kohl (1963–1969) | Johann Wilhelm Gaddum (1969–1971) | Willi Hört (1971–1972) | Kurt Böckmann (1973–1976) | Rudi Geil (1976–1981) | Hans-Otto Wilhelm (1981–1987) | Emil Wolfgang Keller (1987–1988) | Hans-Otto Wilhelm (1988–1994) | Christoph Böhr (1994–1996) | Johannes Gerster (1996–1997) | Christoph Böhr (1997-2006) | Christian Baldauf (2006–2011) | Julia Klöckner (2011–2018) | Christian Baldauf (since 2018)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gaddum, Johann Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur and politician (CDU), MdL |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |