Burkhard Hirsch (cropped)
Burkhard Hirsch (29 May 1930 – 11 March 2020) was a German politician and civil liberties advocate. A member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), Hirsch spent 21 years in the Bundestag (1972–1975, 1980–1998). He also served five years as Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia (1975–1980). Early life and career Born in Magdeburg, then part of the Prussian Province of Saxony, Hirsch earned his ''Abitur'' in Halle. He studied law and political sciences (''Rechts- und Staatswissenschaften'') at the University of Marburg. He completed his first and second ''Staatsexamen'' in 1954 and 1959, respectively, and earned his Doctor of Laws in 1961 with a doctoral thesis '. He worked as a lawyer at the Amts- und Landgericht Düsseldorf from 1964. He was a member of the Wirtschaftsvereinigung Eisen- und Stahlindustrie from 1960 to 1967. Political career Hirsch joined the FDP in 1949 and was a member of their youth organisation ''Jungdemokraten'' until 1964. He served ...
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Presidium Of The Bundestag
The Presidium of the Bundestag is responsible for the routine administration of the Bundestag, including its clerical and research activities. The presidium consists of the President of the Bundestag and a variable number of Vice Presidents, currently six. Composition The presidium is elected by the Bundestag during its first meeting after an election; by tradition, the largest faction in the Bundestag has the right to nominate a candidate for the post of president. On the first two ballots, a nominee needs a majority of all Bundestag members (''Chancellor majority'') in order to be elected; on the third ballot a plurality (more yes- than no-votes) is sufficient. His or her term ends with the end of the legislature, but they can be re-elected, as long as he or she is re-elected as member of the Bundestag. Besides the president, the presidium also consists of a varying number of vice presidents, who are also elected during the first session of each legislative period. Since 1994, ...
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