Hans-Jürgen Krupp

Hans-Jürgen Krupp
Hamburg State Minister of Finance
In office
1988–1991
Hamburg State Minister for Economic Affairs
In office
1991–2001
Second Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg
In office
1991–2001
Preceded byIngo von Münch
Succeeded byErhard Rittershaus
Personal details
Born(1933-04-15)15 April 1933
Elbing (now Elbląg), East Prussia
Died29 July 2024(2024-07-29) (aged 91)
NationalityGerman
Political partySPD

Hans-Jürgen Krupp (15 April 1933 – 29 July 2024[1]) was a German politician, economist, professor and former President of the University of Frankfurt. He was a representative of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and state minister in Hamburg.

Krupp was born in 1933 in Elbing, East Prussia. He studied at the Technische Hochschule Darmstadt (now, Darmstadt University of Technology) from 1952 to 1957, and received his doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) in 1961.[2] From 1969 to 1975 Krupp was professor for economics and social politics at the University of Frankfurt, from 1987 to 1993 also at Technische Universität Berlin. From 1973 to 1975 he was vice-president, and until 1979 president of the University of Frankfurt. In 1979 Krupp became president of the German Institute for Economic Research.[3]

In 1988 Krupp became state minister of Finance, and in 1991 state minister for Economic Affairs and second mayor of Hamburg.[3] In 2001 he retired.

References

  1. ^ "Nachruf: Goethe-Universität trauert um Prof. Hans-Jürgen Krupp" (in German). 2024-08-02. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  2. ^ "Biographie Hans-Jürgen Krupp" (PDF) (in German). Rat für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  3. ^ a b "Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Krupp" (in German). Hubert Burda Foundation. 2003. Retrieved 2009-09-23.