People), in which he criticizes the "rampant modernism" of the Evangelical Church; he left the North Elbian Evangelical Church and joined the Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church. See also List of German finance ministers References External links Information on Apel from the German Ministry of Defense (English) Interview with Hans Apel at the Historical Archives of the EU in Florence 1932 births 2011 deaths Finance ministers of Germany Defence ministers of Germany Members of the Bundestag for Hamburg Members of the Bundestag 1987–1990 Members of the Bundestag 1983–1987 Members of the Bundestag 1980–1983 Members of the Bundestag 1976–1980 Members of the Bundestag 1972–1976 Members of the Bundestag 1969–1972 Members of the Bundestag 1965–1969 Academic staff of the University of Rostock Members of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany Parliamentary State Secretaries of Germany