Hans-Jochen Vogel (born 3 February 1926) German politician. Vogel was Mayor of Munich from 1960-72. After the general election in 1972 he became Federal Minister for Regional Planning, Construction and Urban Development. He served as Federal Minister of Justice from 1974-81. In January 1981 he was elected Mayor of West Berlin but lost the election in June to Richard von Weizsacker. From June 1981 to 1983 he chaired the SPD's parliamentary group in the state parliament of Berlin. In 1983 he was his party's candidate against Chancellor Helmut Kohl. He lost the election and succeeded Herbert Wehner as the chairman of the SPD's parliamentary group and in 1987 he succeeded Willy Brandt as the party chairman.