Petra Fuhrmann (Martin Rulsch) 2013-02-28 1

Petra Fuhrmann (19 October 1955 – 22 July 2019) was a German politician who was a member of the Landtag of Hesse for 20 years.

Life

Fuhrmann was born in 1955 in

Wiesbaden Wiesbaden () is a city in central western Germany and the capital of the state of Hesse. , it had 290,955 inhabitants, plus approximately 21,000 United States citizens (mostly associated with the United States Army). The Wiesbaden urban area ...

. She studied

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

and chemistry at TU Darmstadt, graduating in 1982. A short time later she joined the

Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been the ...

(SPD). Fuhrmann first became a member of the

Hessian Landtag The Landtag of Hesse (german: link=no, Hessischer Landtag) is the unicameral parliament of the State of Hesse in the Federal Republic of Germany. It convenes in the Stadtschloss in Wiesbaden. As a legislature it is responsible for passing l ...

in 1994. From 1997 she was the spokesperson on social issues for the SPD

parliamentary group A parliamentary group, parliamentary party, or parliamentary caucus is a group consisting of some members of the same political party or electoral fusion of parties in a legislative assembly such as a parliament or a city council. Parliamentar ...

, and also deputy chairperson of the parliamentary group until 2003. She remained a member of the Landtag until 2014. She also sat on the district council of the

Hochtaunuskreis The Hochtaunuskreis is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany and is part of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Neighbouring districts are Lahn-Dill, Wetteraukreis, district-free Frankfurt, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, ...

from 2001 and was part of the advisory council of the

Hessenpark The Hessenpark is an open-air museum in Neu-Anspach (near Wehrheim-Obernhain), Hesse, Germany. It was founded in 1974 by the Hesse State Government headed by Albert Osswald (SPD). The museum showcases half-timbered buildings from the land of Hess ...

. After the

2008 Hessian state election The 2008 Hessian state election was held on 27 January 2008 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Roland Koch lost its majority. The result of the electi ...

Fuhrmann was slated to become the , but

Andrea Ypsilanti Andrea Ypsilanti (' Dill; born 8 April 1957) is a German politician. Political career Ypsilanti was a member of the Hesse, Hessian ''Landtag'' (parliament) and served as chairperson of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democratic ...

failed to secure a majority to form a government. She was considered for the same position by ahead of the 2003 election. Fuhrmann was 63 years old when she died in July 2019. She lived in Friedrichsdorf.

References

External links

Obituaries
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fuhrmann, Petra 1955 births 2019 deaths Politicians from Wiesbaden Technische Universität Darmstadt alumni Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Members of the Landtag of Hesse