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Manfred Lahnstein
Lahnstein in 1983
Federal Minister of Finance  Germany
In office April 28, 1982 – October 4, 1982
Preceded by	Hans Matthöfer
Succeeded by	Gerhard Stoltenberg
Federal Minister of Economics  Germany
In office September 17, 1982 – October 4, 1982
Preceded by	Otto Graf Lambsdorff
Succeeded by	Otto Graf Lambsdorff
Born	December 20, 1937 (1937-12-20) (age 72) Erkrath, Germany
Nationality	Germany
Political party	Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)

Manfred Lahnstein (born December 20, 1937 in Erkrath) is a German politician (SPD). In 1982 he was German Federal Minister of Finance as well as Federal Minister of Economics and until 2004 worked for the media conglomerate Bertelsmann.

[edit] Family

As the son of a country doctor in Erkrath Manfred Lahnstein grew up with three siblings. Manfred Lahnstein is married to Sonja Lahnstein-Kandel. They live in Hamburg and have one daughter and a son from his first marriage Lahnstein, the investment manager Florian Lahnstein.

[edit] Career

To 1983 he was professional politician. In 1983 Manfred Lahnstein was recruited by Bertelsmann AG in Gütersloh, from the Bundestag. At Bertelsmann, he was initially on the board responsible for the new media division, and moved in 1994 as a member of the Supervisory Board. From 1998 to 2004 he worked for the Bertelsmann Group, as special representative of the Board.

From 1986 he is professor of culture and media management at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg.

Since 1994 he heads in Hamburg the consulting firm Lahnstein & Partners, International Consultants.

Since 1996 he is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of one of Germany's largest private foundations, the ZEIT-Stiftung.

In February 2009 he was appointed to the Supervisory Board of the London-based investment company Berger Lahnstein Middelhoff & Partners LLP (BLM Partners).

Manfred Lahnstein is an adviser to the Saudi conglomerate Olayan Group and the investment bank Rothschild.

[edit] External links

• [1] Curriculum vitae of Prof. Dres. h.c. Manfred Lahnstein on Bucerius Institute for Research.