Ludwig Erhard
Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard ( ; 4 February 1897 – 5 May 1977) was a German politician affiliated with the CDU and Chancellor of West Germany from 1963 until 1966. He is notable for his leading role in German postwar economic reform and economic recovery ("Wirtschaftswunder", German for "economic miracle"), particularly in his role as Minister of Economics under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in 1949 to his own ascension to the Chancellorship in 1963.
Read more about Ludwig Erhard: Life and Work, Postwar, Economics Minister, Chancellor, 1963–66, Resignation and Retirement, Erhard's First Ministry (16 October 1963 – 26 October 1965), Erhard's Second Ministry (26 October 1965 – 1 December 1966)