Helmut Rohde (9 November 1925 – 16 April 2016) was a German politician who served as federal minister of education and science from 1974 to 1978.

[2] His father, August, was a welder and a social democrat member of the independent trade union.

[2] Helmut Rohde fought in the German army in World War II and was a POW until 1945 when he was freed.

[3] In 1950, he began to study politics and business in a higher education institution in Wilhelmshaven, which later became part of the University of Göttingen.

[2] He was appointed federal minister of education and science on 16 May 1974, replacing Klaus von Dohnanyi in the post.