Ideologies / Conservative / Helmut Kohl
§ The minds · 1930–2017 · Germany · Chancellor
Helmut Kohl
Chancellor of unity
Reunified Germany; deepened Europe.
Economic+48
SocialistMarket
Governance+20
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social−36
TraditionalProgressive
The Christian-democratic chancellor who seized the moment to reunify Germany in 1990 and drove European integration toward the euro.
social
Christian-democratic traditionalist with a European vision.
economic
Social-market conservative; market growth with a strong welfare state.
governance
Patient institutionalist working through party and coalition.
Notable for
- German reunification
- Maastricht Treaty and the euro
- 16 years as chancellor
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