Alexander Johann Heinrich Friedrich Möller, known as Alex Möller (April 26, 1903 - October 2, 1985) was a German

Germany

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 politician

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 (SPD

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).

Möller was born in Dortmund

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. He was a member of the Landtag

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 of Baden-Württemberg

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 from 1946 to October 5, 1961, when he was elected to the Bundestag

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. His successor was Walther Wäldele. Möller stayed in the Bundestag up to 1976.

From 1969 to 1971, Möller served as Federal Minister of Finance

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 in the Cabinet of Willy Brandt

Willy Brandt

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.

Besides being active in the SPD

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, Möller was director general of and Chief Executive Officer

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 of the Karlsruher Lebensversicherung AG. Hence, his nickname was Genosse Generaldirektor (circa Comrade general director), which he also used as a title of his memoirs (1978).

Möller is an honorary citizen of Karlsruhe

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, where he died.