Walter Wallmann (24 September 1932 – 21 September 2013) was a German lawyer politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as the

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between 1977 and 1986, and as

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Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major histor ...

from 1987 to 1991. Between 1986 and 1987 he was the first Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. The ministry was established by chancellor

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on 6 June 1986 in response to the

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and formed from departments of the Ministries of the Interior, of Agriculture and of Health. Important state regulations during his tenure were the change of the car tax law for the introduction of low emission cars and the detergent Act of 5 March 1987. He left the Federal Ministry for Environment to become the 5th

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(1987–1991). As Minister-President he also served as the 39th

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from May to October 1987. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union.

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Biography on the website of Hessian State Chancellery
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