Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel (17 May 1934 – 4 April 2022)[1] was a German politician and member of the FDP.
Kiel studied physics, mathematics, and sport at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and became a member of the FDP in 1964 whilst teaching at a gymnasium in Ettlingen, where he later became mayor (1966–1970).
From 1992 until 2001, Kiel was also a member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg.
For his services to the state, minister-president Erwin Teufel awarded him the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg on 5 May 2001.
Kiel was made an honorary citizen of Fellbach and the Hungarian city Pécs, whilst the University of Pécs appointed him an honorary senator of their educational establishment.