Liberalism in Germany - Liberal Leaders

Liberal Leaders

  • Liberals before 1918: Rudolf von Bennigsen - Hans Victor von Unruh - Eugen Richter
  • Freisinn: Theodor Barth - Friedrich Naumann - Max Weber
  • Deutsche Demokratische Partei: Walther Rathenau - Theodor Heuss
  • Deutsche Volkspartei: Gustav Stresemann
  • LDPD (East-Germany): Waldemar Koch, Wilhelm Külz, Manfred Gerlach
  • Freie Demokratische Partei: Ralf Dahrendorf - Karl-Hermann Flach - Hans-Dietrich Genscher - Walter Scheel

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