Wolfgang Bötsch (8 September 1938 in
Bad Kreuznach
Bad Kreuznach () is a town in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a spa town, most well known for its medieval bridge dating from around 1300, the Alte Nahebrücke, which is one of the few remaining bridges in th ...
– 14 October 2017 in
Würzburg
Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River.
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) was a German politician, representative of the
Christian Social Union in Bavaria
The Christian Social Union in Bavaria (German: , CSU) is a Christian-democratic and conservative political party in Germany. Having a regionalist identity, the CSU operates only in Bavaria while its larger counterpart, the Christian Democratic ...
(CSU). Between 1974 and 1976 he represented the
Landtag of Bavaria
The Landtag of Bavaria, officially known in English as the Bavarian State Parliament, is the unicameral legislature of the German state of Bavaria. The parliament meets in the Maximilianeum in Munich.
Elections to the Landtag are held every f ...
. From 1976 to 2005 he was a member of the
Bundestag
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, and between 1993 and 1997 he was the last Minister of Post and Telecommunications. Bötsch died on 14 October 2017 at the age of 79.
See also
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List of Bavarian Christian Social Union politicians
A list of notable politicians of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU):
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* Manfred Ach
* Heinrich Aigner
* Ilse Aigner
* Katrin Albsteiger
* Max Allwein
* Walter Althammer
* Hans Amler
* Erwin Ammann
* Johann Anetseder
* Willi Ankermà ...
References
1938 births
2017 deaths
Christian Social Union in Bavaria politicians
Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Members of the Bundestag 2002–2005
Members of the Bundestag 1998–2002
Members of the Bundestag 1994–1998
Members of the Bundestag 1990–1994
Members of the Bundestag for Bavaria
People from Bad Kreuznach
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