Lothar Späth
Lothar Späth (born 16 November 1937 in Sigmaringen) is a German politician of the CDU.
[edit] Life
From 30 August 1978 to 13 January 1991 he was minister-president of Baden-Württemberg and chairman of the CDU Baden-Württemberg, serving as President of the Bundesrat in 1984/85.
After leaving politics, he joined Jenoptik AG until 2003. Then he became president of the Industrie- und Handelskammer East-Thuringia in Gera.
1988 under his patronage an art portfolio called Kinderstern with original drawing from Sol LeWitt , Jörg Immendorff , Sigmar Polke , Max Bill , Heinz Mack , Keith Haring and Imi Knoebel was publised to help the funding of housing for families closed to pediatric clinics. As a patron he supports today, together with Rupert Neudeck the "German Economic Foundation for Humaniterian Help".
In September 1992 he was awarded the title of Royal Norwegian Honorary Consul General for Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt.
Hosts a TV talk show called "Späth am Abend", broadcast in Germany (2006). The title is a play on words between "Late at night" (Spät am Abend) and "Späth in the evening", a reference to the host's name.
[edit] External links
- Catalogue of Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (German)
- Kinderstern Edition
- German Economic Foundation for Humaniterian Help
| Preceded by Hans Filbinger |
Minister President of Baden-Württemberg 1978–1991 |
Succeeded by Erwin Teufel |
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