Franz Josef Strauß est né le 6 septembre 1915 à Munich, Bavière, Allemagne. Il était marié à Marianne Strauß. Il est mort le 3 octobre 1988 en Allemagne.
Federal German Minister for Special Affairs (1953-1955), for Nuclear Energy
(1955-1956), for Defence (1956-1962) and for Finance (1966-1969).
Chairman of the CSU (Bavaria's conservative party) and Minister President (Prime Minister)
of Bavaria from 1978 until his death in 1988. In 1980, he was the
conservative candidate to become Chanchellor, but lost lost to
Helmut Schmidt).
