(1897-02-04)4 February 1897 Fürth, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died
5 May 1977(1977-05-05) (aged 80) Bonn, West Germany
Resting place
Gmund am Tegernsee
Political party
Christian Democratic Union[b]
Spouse
Luise Schuster
(m. 1923; died 1975)
Children
1
Alma mater
Goethe University Frankfurt (PhD)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
German Empire
Branch/service
Imperial German Army
Bavarian Army
Years of service
1916–1919
Rank
Unteroffizier
Unit
22nd Royal Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment
Battles/wars
World War I
Eastern Front
Romanian Campaign
Western Front
Fifth Battle of Ypres
Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard (German:[ˈluːtvɪçˈʔeːɐ̯haʁt]; 4 February 1897 – 5 May 1977) was a German politician and economist affiliated with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and chancellor of West Germany from 1963 until 1966. He is known for leading the West German postwar economic reforms and economic recovery (Wirtschaftswunder, German for "economic miracle") in his role as Minister of Economic Affairs under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer from 1949 to 1963. During that period he promoted the concept of the social market economy (soziale Marktwirtschaft), on which Germany's economic policy in the 21st century continues to be based.[1] In his tenure as Chancellor, however, Erhard lacked support from Adenauer, who remained chairman of the party until 1966, and failed to win the public's confidence in his handling of a budget deficit and his direction of foreign policy. His popularity waned, and he resigned his chancellorship on 30 November 1966.
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^"The Social Market Economy." Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Federal Republic of Germany. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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