Jürgen Schmude

Jürgen Dieter Paul Schmude (born 9 June 1936) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. He was born in Insterburg, East Prussia, Germany, (now Chernyakhovsk, Russia).

Jürgen Schmude
Jürgen Schmude in 2009
Federal Minister of the Interior
In office
17 September 1982 – 1 October 1982
ChancellorHelmut Schmidt
Preceded byGerhart Baum
Succeeded byFriedrich Zimmermann
Federal Minister of Justice
In office
28 January 1981 – 1 October 1982
ChancellorHelmut Schmidt
Preceded byHans-Jochen Vogel
Succeeded byHans A. Engelhard
Federal Minister of Education and Science
In office
16 February 1978 – 28 January 1981
ChancellorHelmut Schmidt
Preceded byHelmut Rohde
Succeeded byBjörn Engholm
Member of the Bundestag
for Wesel II
In office
28 September 1969 – 2 December 1990
Preceded byFritz Büttner
Succeeded byPeter Enders
Personal details
Born (1936-06-09) 9 June 1936
Insterburg, East Prussia
NationalityGerman
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
University of Berlin
University of Bonn
University of Cologne
ProfessionJurist

Schmude was a member of the German Parliament, the Bundestag, from 1969 to 1994. From 1978 to 1981 he was Federal German Minister for Education and Science and later Federal Minister of Justice from 1981 to 1982, then briefly Minister of the Interior in 1982. He is married and has two children.

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