West Germany by World War II to become the world's third-largest economy. The first chancellor Konrad Adenauer, who remained in office until 1963, had worked for a full alignment with NATO rather than neutrality. He not only secured a membership in NATO but was also a proponent of agreements that developed into the present-day European Union. When the G6 was established in 1975, there was no question whether the Federal Republic of Germany would be a member as well. Following the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe in 1989, symbolised by the opening of the Berlin Wall, there was a
Richard West (Lord Chancellor of Ireland) the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, see http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101029094/ Richard West (Lord Chancellor of Ireland) Richard West (c. 1691 – 3 December 1726) was an 18th-century barrister, judge, playwright and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1721 to 1726. He was Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1725 to 1726, succeeding Alan Brodrick, 1st Viscount Midleton. West was born in London, son of Richard West senior, a merchant (who outlived him). West was called to the Bar in 1714 and became one of its leaders in a remarkably short time; he was made King's Counsel and a Bencher of