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Paul Lücke

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Paul Lücke
Paul Lücke in 1962
Federal Minister of the Interior
In office
26 October 1965 – 2 April 1968
Preceded byHermann Höcherl
Succeeded byErnst Benda
Member of the Bundestag
In office
7 September 1949 – 22 September 1972
Personal details
Born(1914-11-13)13 November 1914
Schönborn, Rhine Province
Died10 August 1976(1976-08-10) (aged 61)
NationalityGerman
Political partyChristian Democratic Union
ProfessionCivil servant

Paul Lücke (13 November 1914[1] – 10 August 1976[2]) was a German politician and civil servant. He served as Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior from 1965–1968.[3]

Lücke was a member of the Christian Democratic Union since the party's foundation in 1945.[4] In the 1949 election, he gained a seat in the inaugural Bundestag, which he held until 1972. Following the 1965 election, Lücke was appointed Minister of the Interior by Ludwig Erhard.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Born, Wilhelm (1965). Weg in die Verantwortung: Paul Lücke (in German). Paulus Verlag. p. 24. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  2. ^ Fröhlich, Siegfried (1997). Das Bonner Innenministerium: Innenansichten einer politischen Institution (in German). Osang. p. 70. ISBN 978-3-7894-0105-3. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Paul Lücke". Portal Rheinische Geschichte (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Paul Lücke". Geschichte der CDU (in German). 13 November 1914. Retrieved 15 December 2024.