Walter Althammer

{{Short description|German politician (1928–2025)}}

{{Expand German|topic=gov|date=July 2009|Walter Althammer}}

Walter Althammer (12 March 1928 – 16 February 2025) was a German politician who was a representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.[https://d-nb.info/gnd/122644581 Germany National Library]

Together with Hans-Jürgen Pohlenz (1927–2020; SPD), they were the last surviving members of the 4th Bundestag, and following the death of Elfriede Klemmert of the 3rd Bundestag on 13 April 2022, Althammer was the earliest-serving living former member of the Bundestag.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

Althammer died on 16 February 2025, at the age of 96.{{cite web |title=Walter Althammer |url=https://lebenswege.faz.net/traueranzeige/walter-althammer |website=lebenswege.faz.net |access-date=21 February 2025}}