Peter Struck
German politician and former defense minister
Born
January 24th, 1943
82 years ago
Died
December 19th, 2012
12 years ago — 69 years old
Category
Leaders & Politicians
Country
Germany
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Served as Federal Minister of Defence from 2002 to 2005
Chairman of the SPD parliamentary group
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