Horst Jaunich: key obituary facts
Is Horst Jaunich dead? Yes. Horst Jaunich died on August 13, 2026, at age 96.
Cause of death: Horst Jaunich's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Horst Jaunich known for?
He was a German politician.
More about Horst Jaunich
Horst Jaunich, a German politician and trade unionist who served in the Bundestag from 1972 to 1994, died on August 13, 2026, aged 96.
Born on June 7, 1930, in Wrocław, then Breslau in Lower Silesia, he was a member of the Social Democratic Party and represented a long public career in West German politics. Wikidata also identifies him as a politician, mayor, merchant and bricklayer, and records that he was awarded the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.