Gerhard Frey
Politician, Deceased Person
1933 – 2013
Who was Gerhard Frey?
Gerhard Michael Frey was a German publisher, businessman and politician. He was the chairman and main financial backer of the patriotic party Deutsche Volksunion, which he founded in 1971. He resigned as chairman in January 2009.
Gerhard Frey was born in 1933 in Cham. He was married to Regine Frey, with whom he has four children. His daughter Michaela is an attorney, his son Gerhard jr. is a lawyer. Frey died 2013 at age 80 in Gräfelfing near Munich.
The left-wing academic Cas Mudde described Frey as "One of the most influential people in the German post-war extreme right scene" and a "multi-millionaire media czar who owns and publishes several newspapers".
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- Born
- Feb 18, 1933
Cham - Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Lived in
- Bavaria
- Died
- Feb 19, 2013
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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