Willy Brandt

German politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

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1913–1992
Aged 79

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Updated 2026-05-29

West German chancellor who spent the early 1970s reaching across the Iron Curtain, earning a Nobel Peace Prize for his reconciliation efforts between West Germany and Eastern Europe. Led the SPD for over two decades.

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Willy Brandt was a German politician and statesman who was leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 1964 to 1987 and concurrently served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971 for his efforts to strengthen cooperation in Western Europe through the EEC and to achieve reconciliation between West Germany and the countries of Eastern Europe. He was the first Social Democratic chancellor since 1930.

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