Schmidt was the country’s defense minister from 1969 to 1972, finance minister from 1972 to 1974, and federal chancellor from 1974 to 1982. Our own day and age may seem particularly tumultuous; but the years when Schmidt governed Germany were anything but quiet.
柏林——本周当前总理赫尔穆特·施密特以96岁高龄逝世时，德国失去了一位巨头。施密特从1969年到1972年任德国国防部长、1972年到1974年任财政部长，1974年到1982年任联邦总理一职。我们所处的时代似乎格外喧嚣；但施密特治理德国的时代也根本无法用平静来形容。