Theodor Waigel

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Theodor Waigel
Theodor Waigel (right) with Erwin Huber in 1989.
Federal Minister of Finance  Germany
In office April 21, 1989 – October 27, 1998
Preceded by	Gerhard Stoltenberg
Succeeded by	Oskar Lafontaine
Born	April 22, 1939 (1939-04-22) (age 70) Ursberg, Germany
Nationality	Germany
Political party	Christian Social Union (CSU)
Alma mater	University of Würzburg
Profession	Lawyer

Theodor Waigel (born April 22, 1939) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria party.

Waigel was born in Ursberg. He was federal Finance minister from 1989-1998 under Chancellor Helmut Kohl. From 1972 to 2002 Waigel was a member of the Bundestag. From 1988-1999 he was chairman of the CSU. He is also known as father of the Euro, the European currency.

v • d • e Chairmen of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria Josef Müller (1946–1949) • Hans Ehard (1949–1955) • Hanns Seidel (1955–1961) • Franz Josef Strauss (1961–1988) • Theodor Waigel (1988–1999) • Edmund Stoiber (1999-2007) • Erwin Huber (2007–2008) • Horst Seehofer (since 2008)

Persondata
NAME	Waigel, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria party
DATE OF BIRTH	22 April 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ursberg
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH