Bavarian State Minister for Economy and Transport.
Award Motivation
Economic development of Bavaria, Germany.
Award details
Anton Jaumann was a German politician who served as the Bavarian Minister for Economy and Transport. Born in 1927 he studied Theology, Economics and Law before starting his own law firm in 1957. During this time he also served as CEO of the National Association of Bavarian Foreign Trade. He was a member of Bavaria’s parliament from 1958 until 1990. In 1966 he became State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance before becoming the Bavarian State Minister of Economy and Transport in 1988. Anton Jaumann received the Gold Mercury Award® for Economic and Social Policy for his contribution to Bavaria's economic development.