Ludwig Erhard, German Minister of Economic Affairs, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) 1963-1966. Leading the West German postwar economic reforms and economic recovery ("Wirtschaftswunder", German for "economic miracle") and promoter of the concept of the social market economy (soziale Marktwirtschaft). At the German Industries Fair. Berlin 1952.
Ludwig Erhard, then German Minister of Economic Affairs, smiles broadly during an animated conversation at the German Industries Fair in Berlin, 1952. The portly statesman was the leading architect of West Germany's postwar economic recovery, the "Wirtschaftswunder." A man in a military-style uniform and other guests look on during the formal yet cordial gathering, held in a room adorned with shield-shaped coats of arms.
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