▁died ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁Born heim ) ▁was ▁a ▁ ▁German ▁politician ▁of ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( SP D ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁Federal ▁Minister ▁of ▁Labour ▁and ▁Social ▁Affairs ▁of ▁Germany ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁he ▁was ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁SP D ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Bund est ag ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Family , ▁education ▁and ▁profession ▁ ▁Ar end t ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁min er ▁who ▁died ▁early ▁from ▁p neum o con ios is . ▁This ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁mot ives ▁in ▁his ▁later ▁st rive ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁situation ▁of ▁min ers ▁by ▁en abling ▁them ▁to ▁receive ▁earlier ▁p ension . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁D NB - C atalog ue ▁( G erman ) ▁ ▁Ar end t ▁at ▁the ▁arch ives ▁of ▁the ▁social ▁dem ocrat ie ▁from ▁the ▁Friedrich - E bert - St iftung ▁( B onn ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 5 ▁death s ▁Category : L abor ▁minister s ▁( G erm any ) ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Bund est ag ▁for ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Lower ▁Sax ony ▁Category : So cial ▁Affairs ▁minister s ▁of ▁Germany ▁Category : Gr and