Peter Altmeier

{{Short description|German politician (1899–1977)}} {{Distinguish|Peter Altmaier}}{{Expand German|topic=bio}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder | office = Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate | term_start = 1947 | term_end = 1969 | image = KAS-Altmeier, Peter-Bild-6902-1 (cropped).jpg | caption = Peter Altmeier (1963) | birth_date = 12 August 1899 | birth_place = Saarbrücken | death_date = 28 August 1977 | death_place = Koblenz }}

'''Peter Altmeier''' (12 August 1899 – 28 August 1977) was a German politician (Zentrum, later CDU). From 1947 to 1969, he was the Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate. He served as the President of the Bundesrat in 1954/55 and 1965/66. He was born in Saarbrücken and died in Koblenz. He was the longest governing German Minister-President in one single state—longest at all was Bernhard Vogel.

<gallery widths="200px" heights="200px"> File:Grab Altmeier Hauptfriedhof Koblenz.jpg|Grave of Peter Altmeier at the cemetery of Koblenz </gallery>

== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20000524190811/http://www.landeshauptarchiv.de/geschichte/peteraltmeier.html Peter Altmeier] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080428002415/http://www.landeshauptarchiv.de/geschichte/landesregierungen.html Die rheinland-pfälzischen Landesregierungen] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516115413/http://www.landeshauptarchiv.de/geschichte/video.html Video files]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Altmeier, Peter}} Category:1899 births Category:1977 deaths Category:Cartellverband members Category:Centre Party (Germany) politicians Category:Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians Category:German military personnel of World War I Category:Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Category:Members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate Category:Minister-presidents of Rhineland-Palatinate Category:Politicians from Saarbrücken Category:Politicians from the Rhine Province Category:Presidents of the German Bundesrat Category:Recipients of the Saarland Order of Merit Category:State ministers of Rhineland-Palatinate