Hans-Jochen Vogel

German politician (1926-2020) · Germany · On the map · Politicians · Died at 94

Hans-Jochen Vogel was a German lawyer and a politician for the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as Mayor of Munich from 1960 to 1972, winning the 1972 Summer Olympics for the city and Governing Mayor of West Berlin in 1981, the only German ever to lead two cities with a million+ inhabitants.

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2020Died26 July 20202013German citizenship priceAward2010Bridge Prize of the City of RegensburgAward2009Oswald-von-Nell-Breuning AwardAwardWilhelm Leuschner MedalAward2008Heinrich Albertz Peace PrizeAward2007Leibniz-Ring-HannoverAward2001German Leo Baeck AwardAward1994Ernst Reuter MedalAward1980Marie Juchacz PlaqueAward1973Ludwig Thoma MedalAward1972Honorary Citizen of MunichAward1926Born3 February 1926

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Vogel on a SPD Parteitag in 1978

Vogel in 2015

The gravestone of Hans-Jochen Vogel with his wife Liselotte, who died in 2024, his brother Bernhard Vogel, who died in 2025, and his parents in Munich

Awards

German citizenship price2013

Bridge Prize of the City of Regensburg2010

Wilhelm Leuschner Medal2009

Oswald-von-Nell-Breuning Award2009

Heinrich Albertz Peace Prize2008

Leibniz-Ring-Hannover2007

German Leo Baeck Award2001

Ernst Reuter Medal1994

Marie Juchacz Plaque1980

Ludwig Thoma Medal1973

Honorary Citizen of Munich1972

Bavarian Order of Merit

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

About this person

He was Federal Minister of Regional Planning, Construction and Urban Development from 1972 to 1974, and Federal Minister of Justice from 1974 to 1981. He served as leader of the SPD in the Bundestag from 1983 to 1991, and as Leader of the Social Democratic Party from 1987 to 1991. In 1993, he co-founded the organisation Gegen Vergessen - Für Demokratie. He was a member of the National Ethics Council of Germany from its beginning in 2001.

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Germany