13 Facts About Josef Ertl

Josef Ertl was a German politician who served as the minister of agriculture in different cabinets of Germany and was a member of the Free Democratic Party.

Josef Ertl was born on 7 March 1925 and raised in Munich.

Josef Ertl was a member of the FDP which he joined in the 1950s.

Josef Ertl was part of the liberal right wing in the party.

Josef Ertl served in the FDP's regional council of Munich from 1952 to 1956.

Josef Ertl was a member of the Bundestag from 1961 to 1987.

Josef Ertl headed the Bavarian branch of the party from 1971 to 1983.

Josef Ertl was among the German politicians who shaped the Europe policy of the country in the 1970s.

Josef Ertl was appointed minister of agriculture to the coalition government led by Prime Minister Willy Brandt on 22 October 1969.

Josef Ertl retained his post until 1983 in various cabinets, but for a short period from 17 September to 1 October 1982 Bjorn Engholm assumed the post.

Josef Ertl was the president of the German ski association from 1978 to 1991.

Josef Ertl was seriously injured in an accident on the farm of his son in the Upper Bavarian district of Landsberg am Lech in mid-November 2000.

Josef Ertl died of complications resulting from severe burn injuries on 20 November 2000 in Murnau at the age of 75.