Lothar Späth
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Lothar Späth is a German politician of the CDU
.
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.
Later on he worked for Jenoptik
AG until 2003. Then he became president of the Industrie- und Handelskammer East-Thuringia in Gera
.
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.
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
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From 30 August 1978 to 13 January 1991 he was minister-president
Minister-President
A minister-president is the head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments, in which a parliamentary or semi-presidential system of government prevails, who presides over the council of ministers...
of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
and chairman of the CDU Baden-Württemberg
CDU Baden-Württemberg
The CDU Baden-Württemberg is the biggest political party in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, and the second largest state party of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany with 77,800 members...
, serving as President
President of the German Bundesrat
In Germany, the President of the Bundesrat or President of the Federal Council is the chairperson or speaker of the Bundesrat . The presidency of the Bundesrat rotates among the heads of government of each of the states on an annual basis...
of the Bundesrat
Bundesrat of Germany
The German Bundesrat is a legislative body that represents the sixteen Länder of Germany at the federal level...
in 1984/85.
Later on he worked for Jenoptik
Jenoptik
Jenoptik is an optoelectronics group located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany and a descendant of the pre-war Zeiss company. The business is divided into five divisions: Optical Systems, Lasers & Material Processing, Industrial Metrology, Traffic Solutions and Defense & Civil Systems.- Company profile...
AG until 2003. Then he became president of the Industrie- und Handelskammer East-Thuringia in Gera
Gera
Gera, the third-largest city in the German state of Thuringia , lies in east Thuringia on the river Weiße Elster, approximately 60 kilometres to the south of the city of Leipzig and 80 kilometres to the east of Erfurt...
.
In September 1992 he was awarded the title of Royal Norwegian Honorary Consul General for Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
and Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
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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.