Karl Gaul (February 1, 1889 – January 17, 1972) was a German politician of the

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(FDP) and former member of the German

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Life

Gaul had been involved in politics since 1911 and joined the DDP in 1919. In 1945, he participated in the founding of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which later became the Hessian state association of the FDP. Member of Parliament Gaul was a member of the Hessian state parliament from 1946 to 1950. He had been a member of the German Bundestag since its first election in 1949 until 1957, where he was chairman of the Bundestag committee for cultural policy.

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1889 births 1972 deaths Members of the Bundestag for Hesse Members of the Bundestag 1953–1957 Members of the Bundestag 1949–1953 Members of the Bundestag for the Free Democratic Party (Germany) Members of the Landtag of Hesse {{Germany-FDP-politician-stub