Walter Scheel
President of the Federal Republic of Germany
✶ 8 July 1919 in Solingen
✟ 24 August 2016 in Bad Krozingen
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 6 March 1979
motto
Missing
shield
Painted 1996 by Bengt Olof Kälde.
other awards
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa 1970
Biography
Minister for International Development Cooperation 1961-1966
Foreign Minister and Deputy Chancellor 1969-1974
President 1974-1979
Received the order at King Carl XVI Gustaf’s state visit to Germany.