Jürgen Warnke (20 March 1932 – 27 April 2013) was a German lawyer and politician who served in various capacities at the Bundestag and German cabinets.
Early life and education
Warnke was born in Berlin on 20 March 1932.[1] His family were from Mecklenburg, and in 1945 settled in Upper Franconia. His father was a jurist and served as the chief executive of the association of ceramic industry.[2]
He studied law and economics[2] and held a PhD.[3]
Career
Warnke, a lawyer by profession, was a member of the Christian Social Union.[4] He was a member of the Bavarian Parliament from 1962 to 1970.[5] He entered the Bundestag in 1969[2] and represented the Hof district from 1983 to 1998. He served as a cabinet member in the governments led by the Prime Minister Helmut Kohl between 1982 and 1991.[5] Warnke was first appointed minister of economic cooperation in 1982 and was in office until 1987.[1] Then he became the minister of transport which he held from 1987 to 1989.[1] Lastly he was reappointed minister of economic cooperation in a cabinet reshuffle in April 1989.[6] His term ended in 1991.[1] In 1998 he retired from politics.[5]
He was also the managing director of the Bavarian chemical industry association and then the chief executive of the association of ceramic industry.[5] In addition, he was on the council of the Evangelical Church of Germany.[7][8]
Personal life and death
Warnke was married and had six children.[7] He began to live in Dagebüll on the North Sea after retiring from politics.[3]
He died at the age of 81 in Selb on 27 April 2013.[2][5] A funeral service for him was held in St. Andrew's Church in Selb with the attendance of German politicians and family members.[8]
