Paul Lücke

Paul Lücke
Paul Lücke
	Paul Lücke in 1962
Federal Minister of the Interior
	In office; 26 October 1965 – 2 April 1968
Preceded by	Hermann Höcherl
Succeeded by	Ernst Benda
Member of the Bundestag
	In office; 7 September 1949 – 22 September 1972
Personal details
Born	13 November 1914; Schönborn, Rhine Province
Died	10 August 1976 (aged 61)
Nationality	German
Political party	Christian Democratic Union
Profession	Civil servant

Paul Lücke (13 November 1914 – 10 August 1976) was a German politician and civil servant. He served as Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior from 1965–1968.^[1]

Lücke was a member of the Christian Democratic Union since the party's foundation in 1945. In the 1949 election, he gained a seat in the inaugural Bundestag, which he held until 1972. Following the 1965 election, Lücke was appointed Minister of the Interior by Ludwig Erhard.^{[full citation needed]}