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Ulrich Berger (politician)
Ulrich Berger (October 24, 1921 – January 21, 2003) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (Germany), Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and former member of the German Bundestag. Life Berger already joined the CDU in 1945. He was a member of the German Bundestag from 1957 to 1961 and from 22 December 1964, when he succeeded Matthias Hoogen, until 1980. From 1969 to 1980 he was deputy chairman of the Bundestag's Committee on the Interior. From April 3 to July 12, 1958, he also served as a member of the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament, succeeding Franz Luster-Haggeney. Literature References 1921 births 2003 deaths Members of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia Members of the Bundestag 1976–1980 Members of the Bundestag 1972–1976 Members of the Bundestag 1969–1972 Members of the Bundestag 1965–1969 Members of the Bundestag 1961–1965 Members of the Bundestag 1957–1961 Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The Bundestag was established by Title III of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (, ) in 1949 as one of the legislative bodies of Germany and thus it is the historical successor to the earlier Reichstag. The members of the Bundestag are representatives of the German people as a whole, are not bound by any orders or instructions and are only accountable to their electorate. The minimum legal number of members of the Bundestag (german: link=no, Mitglieder des Bundestages) is 598; however, due to the system of overhang and leveling seats the current 20th Bundestag has a total of 736 members, making it the largest Bundestag to date and the largest freely elected national parliamentary chamber in the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
