Helmut Heiderich (born 4 February 1949 Lautenhausen, Germany) is a German

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of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and a member of

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. He sits on the Committee on Budgets as well as the Subcommittee on Issues of the

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. In 1967 Heiderich graduated from

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Bad Hersfeld The festival and spa town of Bad Hersfeld (''Bad'' is "spa" in German; the Old High German name of the city was ''Herolfisfeld'') is the district seat of the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany, roughly 50 km southeast ...

. In 1972 he graduated from

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with a degree in

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. In 1987, Heiderich became a

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in business computer science at

Fulda University of Applied Sciences Fulda University of Applied Sciences (officially named ''Hochschule Fulda – University of Applied Sciences'') is located in the city of Fulda, within the Fulda district of Hesse, southwest Germany. Formerly known as Fachhochschule Fulda, it wa ...

; in 1991, he took a position at the School of E-technologies and in the District Vocational School in Bad Hersfeld. From 1986, Heiderich was a deputy of the CDU, and in 1992 he was elected

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of the CDU Hersfeld/Rotenburg. He was elected a member of the German Bundestag from 1996 to 1998 and again from 2000 until 2005. In 2011, Heiderich rejoined parliament. During the 18th Bundestag, he is a deputy member of the Sport Committee. Heiderich is a

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; he is married and has two daughters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Heiderich, Helmut 1949 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for Hesse German Protestants Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Members of the Bundestag 2002–2005 Members of the Bundestag 1998–2002 Members of the Bundestag 1994–1998 Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany