Press release

Prime Minister's statement on the death of Helmut Kohl

Prime Minister Theresa May gave a statement following the death of former Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

• From: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Theresa May
• Published: 16 June 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Prime Minister Theresa May said:

It is with great sadness that I learned of the death of former Chancellor Helmut Kohl. As the First Chancellor of a unified Germany since 1945 he was a giant of European history. On behalf of the people of the United Kingdom I pay tribute to the role he played in helping to end the Cold War and reunify Germany.

We have lost the father of modern Germany and my deepest sympathies and condolences are with his family and with the German people at this sad time.

Published 16 June 2017