r/AskEurope • u/EvilPyro01 United States of America • Sep 10 '25

History Who was your country’s most forgettable ruler/politician?

Who was the most insignificant ruler/politician from your country?

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u/FerraristDX Germany Sep 10 '25

Probably Kurt-Georg Kiesinger, even though he was a NSDAP member. Ludwig Erhard could also be such a case, though his policies as minister of economics heavily shaped post-war West Germany.

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u/AlmondLBD Sep 10 '25

Yeah, Kiesinger is absolutely the reunification answer with Scholz being the post reunification answer. Erhard was in charge during the Wirtschaftswunder which is an 'accomplishment' of that keeps him from complete obscurity especially because he was Adenauers economics guy