Polish lawyer and politician | Bronze Cross of Merit | Law Faculty of University of Silesia in Katowice | Bytom: April 3, 1973 - Sopot: January 1, 1996
Helmut Kohl
- Friesenheim: April 3, 1930 celebration
- Ludwigshafen: June 16, 2017 celebration


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account_circle Username
Helmut Kohl -
flag Country
Germany, Weimar Republic, West Germany, Nazi Germany -
wc Gender
Male -
badge Full Name
Helmut Kohl -
assignment_ind Surname
Helmut Josef Michael Kohl -
tv_signin Nickname
Bimbeskanzler, Kanzler der Einheit -
identity_platform Alias
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celebration Date of birth
Friesenheim: April 3, 1930 -
deceased Rest in Peace
Ludwigshafen: June 16, 2017 -
language Official Website
http://www.helmut-kohl.de/ -
groups Political Party
- Christian Democratic Union
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verified Position Held
- member of the German Bundestag
- Federal Chancellor of Germany
- Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate
- Member of Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
- leader of the Christian Democratic Union
- Chairman of the CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction
- substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
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school Education
- Heidelberg University
- Goethe University Frankfurt
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trophy Awards & Honors
- Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1979)
- honorary citizen of Gdańsk
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (1999)
- Charlemagne Prize (1988)
- Osgar (2005)
- Knight of the Order of the White Eagle (1998)
- Robert Schuman Medal (1986)
- doctor honoris causa of Keiō University
- honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- Decoration for Exceptional Merits (2005)
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon
- honorary citizen of Berlin
- Osgar (2009)
- honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge
- honorary citizen of Europe (1998)
- Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (1999)
- Order of the White Lion
- Point Alpha Prize (2005)
- Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class
- Franz Josef Strauss Award (2005)
- honorary doctorate of CEU San Pablo University
- Eric M. Warburg Award (1996)
- Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1973)
- Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria (1973)
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- honorary citizen of Frankfurt am Main
- Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam El Alaouite (1996)
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1970)
- European handicraft prize (1992)
- Financial Times Person of the Year (1990)
- Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ
- Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1975)
- German Leo Baeck Award (1997)
- Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Order of Karl Valentin (1984)
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation (1996)
- Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize (2009)
- Grand Order of Queen Jelena
- Pipe Smoker of the Year (1975)
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
- Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding (1990)
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- Grand Cross special issue of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, special issue (1998)
- honorary doctorate of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
- honorary doctorate from the Catholic University of Lublin
- Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion (1999)
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social_leaderboard Notable Works
- Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1930–2017) | Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1979)