What position did Karl Carstens hold before becoming President?
Chancellor
Foreign Minister
Defense Minister
President of the Bundestag
Answer
President of the Bundestag, Karl Carstens, assumed the presidency of Germany in 1979, succeeding Walter Scheel. Carstens held various prominent positions before his presidency, including serving as State Secretary in the Foreign Office and as the Permanent Representative of Germany to the European Economic Community.
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