Max Streibl

Max Streibl (January 6, 1932 in Oberammergau – December 11, 1998 in Munich) was a German politician of the CSU party and the eighth Minister President of Bavaria.

Max Streibl
Minister President of Bavaria
In office 3 October 1988 – 28 May 1993
Preceded by	Franz Josef Strauss
Succeeded by	Edmund Stoiber
Bavarian Minister for the Environment
In office 1970–1977
Bavarian Minister for Finance
In office 1977–1988
Personal details
Born	January 6, 1932 Oberammergau, Germany
Died	December 11, 1998 (aged 66) Munich
Nationality	German
Political party	CSU
Spouse(s)	Irmingard
Children	3
Occupation	Lawyer

Biography

Max Streibel was born in Oberammergau in 1932, where his parents owned a hotel business. He married his wife Irmingard in 1960 and they had one daughter and two sons.

After going to school in Ettal, he studied law in Munich, graduating in 1955. He worked in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and later, at the German Bundesrat in Bonn and joint the local government of the region of Upper Bavaria in 1960. From 1961, he worked for the state government and began to rise in the ranks of the CSU. From 1961 to 1967, he led the Junge Union (Young Union), the youth organisation of CDU and CSU in Bavaria.

He became a member of the Bavarian Landtag in 1962, a position he held until 1994, when he retired. He was then the General Secretary of the party from 1967 to 1970.

Max Streibl served as Bavarian Minister for the Environment (1970–1977), a newly formed ministry, and for Finance (1977–1988). After the sudden death of Franz Josef Strauß in 1988, Max Streibl succeeded him as Ministerpräsident of Bavaria on 19 October 1988. Max Streibl was deeply rooted in Catholicism, but soon became unpopular because of alleged bribery (he was paid holiday trips by Burkhart Grob, the chairman of an aircraft production company[1]). Because of this so-called "amigo-affair",[2] coming to the surface in January 1993, he was forced to resign on 27 May 1993 and Edmund Stoiber took office, despite the latter being involved in the affair, too.[3] The affair did result in a policy change in Bavaria, aimed at untangling the connections between politics and business.[4]

Streibl's defiant final words upon his resignation, with a tear in his eyes, were "Adios Amigos!".[5][6]

He retired from politics shortly after and died in December 1998 in Munich.

Honors

• Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Passau (1985) and Munich (1990).
• Grand Cross of Merit of the Italian Republic (1988)
• Honorary Citizen of Oberammergau (1989)
• Grand Cross of the Order Pro Merito Melitensi of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
• Order of the Holy Sepulchre

Further reading

• Max Streibl, Bayerischer Ministerpräsident, (in German) author: Max Streibl, Gerhard A. Friedl, publisher: Carl Gerber Verlag, 1989, ISBN 3-87249-133-4
• Modell Bayern. Ein Weg in die Zukunft, (in German) author: Max Streibl, publisher: Carl Gerber Verlag, 1985, ISBN 3-87249-094-X

References

1. GERMANS CANCEL BIG U.S. PURCHASE The New York Times, 4 February 1993, accessed: 10 May 2008
2. Germany-Government and Politics Encyclopædia Britannica online, accessed: 10 May 2008
3. Democracy and Corruption in Europe google book review, author: Donatella Della Porta, Yves Mény, publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group, page 89-90, accessed: 10 May 2008
4. Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship Policy google book review, author: David B. Audretsch, Isabel Grilo, A. Roy Thurik, publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, page 204, accessed: 10 May 2008
5. Gerster ist unschuldig! Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine (in German), author: Hagen Reimer, free lance journalist, accessed: 10 May 2008
6. Vom Vater hat sie nicht nur die Gestik geerbt (in German) Berliner Zeitung online, 22 September 1999, accessed: 10 May 2008

External links

• Official Bavarian government website - Max Streibel biography (in German)