of city of Munich, the British equivalent being Freedom of the City. Hans Ehard was the oldest former Minister-President of Germany from 9 June 1980 to November 1985, preceded by Wilhelm Kaisen and succeeded by Max Seydewitz. Counting only the Ministers-President of the FRG he was succeeded by Bruno Diekmann on 27 March 1990. He died in Munich. Post-War career 1945 Bavarian Minister of Justice 1946–1954 Bavarian Prime Minister 1949–1955 Chairman of the CSU 1950–1951 President of the Bundesrat 1951–1952 Bavarian transport minister 1954–1960 President of the Bavarian Landtag 1960–1962 Bavarian Prime Minister 1961–1962 President of the State Senate 1962–1966 Bavarian Minister of Justice Honours and awards Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1953) Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1956) Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Sash of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1957) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (1961) Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France, 1962) Honorary Member of the Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg (1962) Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille (Bavarian Constitution Medal) in Gold See also List of Minister-Presidents of Bavaria References Sources Universitätsbibliothek Regensburg - Boisls bayrische Biography - Hans Ehard (in German), page 167 Bavarian government website - Hans Ehard (in German) External links 1887 births 1980 deaths Presidents of the German Bundesrat Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Recipients of the Grand Decoration with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Gregory the Great Grand Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Ministers of the Bavaria State Government Members of the Landtag of Bavaria People from Bamberg People from the Kingdom of Bavaria German Roman Catholics Ministers-President of Bavaria