What is Walther Leisler Kiep?
{{Infobox Politician | name = Walther Leisler Kiep | image = File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F040153-0022, Walter Leisler Kiep.jpg | caption = Walther Leisler Kiep in 1973 | office = | term_start = | term_end = | predecessor = | successor = | birth_name = {{nowrap|Walther Gottlieb Louis Leisler Kiep}} | birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|01|05|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Hamburg]], Germany | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|05|09|1926|01|05|df=y}} | death_place = [[Kronberg im Taunus]], Germany | nationality = German | alma_mater = | spouse = Charlotte Kiep | children = 4 | occupation = Insurance salesman | party = [[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|CDU]] }} '''Walther Gottlieb Louis Leisler Kiep''' (5 January 1926 &ndash; 9 May 2016) was a [[Germans|German]] politician. He was a member of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU). He was a member of the [[Bundestag]] between 1965 and 1976 and again from 1980 to 1982. After switching to state-level politics, he served as Minister of Economy (1976–77) and Minister of Finance (1976–80) in [[Lower Saxony]] under [[Ernst Albrecht (politician)|Ernst Albrecht]]. In 1982, Kiep was the leading candidate for the CDU in two state elections in [[Hamburg]]. From 1971 until 1992, he was treasurer of his party at the federal level. Kiep died on 9 May 2016 in his home in [[Kronberg im Taunus]] in [[Hesse]] of [[pneumonia]], aged 90.<ref>{{cite web|title=CDU-Politiker Walther Leisler Kiep gestorben|url=https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/leisler-kiep-tot-101.html|work=tagesschau|access-date=9 May 2016|language=de|date=9 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509165948/http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/leisler-kiep-tot-101.html|archive-date=9 May 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kiep, Walther Leisler}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Germany]] [[Category:Members of the Ge