Today, 43 years ago in office, on October 1, 1982 (August 15, 1982), Kohl served as Prime Minister of West Germany. Christian Democrat Helmut-Kölmuth-Kölmuth, born on April 3, 1930 in the port of Ludwig-Schmidt on the Rhine River, joined the Christian Democratic Union in 1947, Kohl was elected as Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany, who re-governed the Christian Democratic Union from 1969 to 1976. Kohl served as President of the Christian Democratic Union since 1973. Social Democratic Prime Minister Schmidt resigned on October 1, 1982 in the "Constructive Misconfidence Vote" and Kohl was elected as Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany, which re-governed the Christian Democratic Union after 13 years. Kohl took office in the post-Taiwan government to expand national investment,