Rolf Dahlgrün (19 May 1908 – 19 December 1969) was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). From 1962 to 1966, he was the

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", ...

. Dahlgrün studied law. He worked since 1936 for the Phönix Gummiwerke AG in Hamburg-Harburg. Before 1945, Dahlgrün was a member of the

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. In 1949, he became a member of the FDP. From 1953 to 1957, he was a member of the Hamburgische Bürgerschaft. From 1957 to 1969, he was a member of the

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. From 1962 to 1966, he was

. Some weeks before he died, he was elected as chairman of the German chapter of

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* 1900s births 1967 deaths Nazi Party members Politicians from Hanover People from the Province of Hanover Members of the Bundestag for Hamburg Members of the Bundestag 1965–1969 Members of the Bundestag 1961–1965 Members of the Bundestag 1957–1961 Federal government ministers of Germany Finance ministers of Germany Members of the Hamburg Parliament Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Members of the Bundestag for the Free Democratic Party (Germany) {{Germany-FDP-politician-stub

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