Kai-Uwe von Hassel
1913–1997 (age 84)
Biography
Kai-Uwe von Hassel (21 April 1913 – 8 May 1997) was a German politician from Schleswig-Holstein associated with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein from 1954 to 1963, as Federal Minister of Defence from 1963 to 1966, and as Federal Minister for Displaced Persons, Refugees and War Victims from 1966 to 1969. From 1969 to 1972 he was the fourth president of the Bundestag. Having previously served as President of the Bundesrat in his capacity as Minister-President from 1955 to 1956, he is (as of 2025) the only person to have presided over both of the legislative constitutional bodies of the federal republic.