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Werner Knieper (December 24, 1909 in Beuel; † July 17, 1977 in Cologne) was a German politician. Knieper studied law in Heidelberg and Berlin. In Heidelberg he was since 1930 member of the Corps Suevia Heidelberg. [1] After completing his studies, he joined the Administrative Service. He became a member of the SA. During World War II he served in the artillery as a captain of the reserve, most recently in the Wehrmacht Operations Staff. Until 1966 he was head of department for defense affairs at the Federal Ministry of Defence. December 13, 1966 until December 31, 1967 as a civil servant Secretary Head of the Federal Chancellery. After retiring as Secretary of State he became a manager in the industry. On 15 May 1968 the Management Board of United Knieper Chairman Flugzeugwerke (VFW) GmbH in Bremen. After the unification of VFW Fokker he became CEO of the Central Company and In April 1970, also Chairman of the United Flight Technische Werke GmbH Fokker in Bremen (until 1974).

From 1973 to 1974, knee by President of the Federation of the German Aerospace Industry (BDLI).

Early life
Werner Knieper was born on December 24, 1909 in Beuel, Bonn. After attending a high school, he studied law and political science in Heidelberg, Paris, London and Berlin. He earned a doctorate in law.

Career
In 1955, Knieper entered the Federal Ministry of Defense in Bonn, where he initially headed the Departments of Law and of Economics. After the reorganization of the Ministry in August 1965, he served as Assistant Secretary of State head of department for the armaments industry and temporarily Permanent Representative of the State Secretary. In these properties, he has participated in numerous negotiations, which were related to arms purchases and foreign exchange balancing. He has also made no secret of the fact that the reorganization of the Ministry of Defense at the time was not entirely to his liking.