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{{Short description|German politician (1899–1977)}}
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[[File:KAS-Altmeier, Peter-Bild-6902-1 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Peter Altmeier (1963)]]
'''Peter Altmeier''' (12 August 1899 – 28 August 1977) was a German politician ([[Centre Party (Germany)|Zentrum]], later [[Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands|CDU]]). From 1947 to 1969, he was the [[Minister-President|Minister President]] of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]]. He served as the [[President of the Bundesrat]] in 1954/55 and 1965/66. He was born in [[Saarbrücken]] and died in [[Koblenz]]. He was the [[List of longest governing German Ministers-Presidents|longest governing German Minister-President in one single state]]—longest at all was [[Bernhard Vogel (politician)|Bernhard Vogel]].

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File:Grab Altmeier Hauptfriedhof Koblenz.jpg|Grave of Peter Altmeier at the cemetery of [[Koblenz]]
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000524190811/http://www.landeshauptarchiv.de/geschichte/peteraltmeier.html Peter Altmeier]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080428002415/http://www.landeshauptarchiv.de/geschichte/landesregierungen.html Die rheinland-pfälzischen Landesregierungen]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516115413/http://www.landeshauptarchiv.de/geschichte/video.html Video files]

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[[Category:1899 births]]
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[[Category:Centre Party (Germany) politicians]]
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[[Category:German military personnel of World War I]]
[[Category:Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]]
[[Category:Members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate]]
[[Category:Minister-presidents of Rhineland Palatinate]]
[[Category:Politicians from Saarbrücken]]
[[Category:Politicians from the Rhine Province]]
[[Category:Presidents of the German Bundesrat]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Saarland Order of Merit]]
[[Category:State ministers of Rhineland-Palatinate]]


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