Ignaz Kiechle

Ignaz Kiechle (23 February 1930 in Kempten im Allgäu, Bavaria – 2 December 2003 in Kempten) was a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU).

After the 1983 West German federal election, chancellor Helmut Kohl appointed him to 'Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry' (Second Kohl cabinet).

In January 1993, he left the cabinet because of poor health; Jochen Borchert (CDU) became his successor.

From 1969 to 1994 Kiechle was a member of the Bundestag (German Parliament).

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Kiechle (left) with SED Agriculture Secretary Werner Felfe in 1987