. . "Minister for Economics" . "Minister for Defense" . . . . . . . "1918-12-23Z"^^ . "Chancellor of West Germany" . "Minister for Finance" . . . . . . "Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (German pronunciation: [\u02C8h\u025Blmu\u02D0t \u02C8ha\u0361\u026An\u0281\u026A\u00E7 \u02C8vald\u0259ma\u02D0\u0250 \u02C8\u0283m\u026At]; born 23 December 1918) is a German Social Democratic (SPD) politician who served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. Prior to becoming Chancellor, he had served as Minister of Defence (1969\u201372)."@en . . . . . . . . . "Helmut Schmidt Signature.svg" . . "Helmut Schmidt"@en . .