Heinz Starke (27 February 1911 – 31 January 2001) was a German politician. He was born in
Schweidnitz,
Silesia
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. He was
Minister of Finance
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A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
of the
Federal Republic of Germany
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from 1961–62. He was a member of the
Bundestag
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from 1953 to 1980 representing the district of
Hof from 1953 to 1957 and
Bayreuth
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from 1976 to 1980.
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Heinz Starke
1911 births
2001 deaths
Finance ministers of Germany
People from Świdnica
People from the Province of Silesia
Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Nazi Party members
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