Original: He was Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1974 to 1982 and , after a two-week pause , from 1982 to 1992 , making him Germany 's longest serving Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor .
Simplified: Gensher was Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1982 under Helmut Schmidt . He was Germany 's longest serving Foreign Minister and Vice Chanellor of Germany | Vice Chancellor .