Egon Franke (politician)
Egon Franke | |
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Franke in 1976 | |
| Vice Chancellor of Germany West Germany | |
| In office 17 September 1982 – 1 October 1982 | |
| President | Karl Carstens |
| Chancellor | Helmut Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Hans-Dietrich Genscher |
| Succeeded by | Hans-Dietrich Genscher |
| Minister of Intra-German Relations | |
| In office 22 October 1969 – 1 October 1982 | |
| Chancellor | Willy Brandt Helmut Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Herbert Wehner |
| Succeeded by | Rainer Barzel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 April 1913 Hanover, Germany |
| Died | 26 April 1995 (aged 82) Hanover, Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Egon Franke (11 April 1913 – 26 April 1995) was a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as Federal Minister for Intra-German Relations from 1969 to 1982 and, for the short period between the breakup of the SPD-FDP coalition on 17 September 1982 and the constructive vote of no confidence on 1 October of the same year, by which Helmut Kohl replaced Helmut Schmidt, as Vice Chancellor of Germany. With a tenure of 14 days he is, as yet, the vice chancellor with the shortest time in office.
In 1986 he was accused, along with confidant Edgar Hirt, of embezzlement and suppression of documents. They were accused of stealing 5.56 million marks, and on trial Franke said he knew nothing about the cash, in the end the cash was never found.