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. - Photo by Edward Quinn

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, at the German Industries Fair in Berlin in 1952. The architect of West Germany's postwar "Wirtschaftswunder," or economic miracle, he is formally dressed in a dark suit and patterned tie. Holding a rolled-up document, Erhard looks slightly upward with a subtle smile as soft light illuminates the left side of his face.


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