Willy Brandt- 1913-1992 German Politician

Brandt became a socialist while a teenager. He actively opposed Hitler and, in 1933, fled to Norway, where he became a Norwegian citizen. When the Germans invaded, he fled to Sweden. After the war, he returned to Germany and, in 1947, became a socialist member of the Bundestag. In 1957, he was elected mayor of West Berlin. In 1964, he became chairman of the SPD (the German Socialist party) and, in 1966, Foreign Minister. He was elected Chancellor in 1969 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971. He remained Chancellor until being forced to resign in 1977.
Bibliography:

Brandt, Willy. My Life In Politics. New York, N.Y.: Viking, c1992.

McGhee, George Crews; foreword by John J. McCloy. At the Creation of a New Germany: From Adenauer to Brandt: An Ambassador's Account. New Haven: Yale University Press, c1989.

Prittie, Terence C. Willy Brandt : Portrait of a Statesman . 1974. Schocken Books Inc.

Viola, Tom. Willy Brandt. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, c1988