Karl Addicks (born 31 December 1950 in

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) is a German

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and

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of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). He served as a member of the Bundestag between 2004 and 2009.

Early life

Addicks was born in

in the administrative region of Oberpfalz,

on 31 December 1950. After obtaining his

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in 1969 he studied Medicine, Biology, and Chemistry in

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is ...

and

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...

. He joined the FDP in 1989.

Political career

Addicks was a member of the German

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from 2004 until 2009. During that period, he served on the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development. In addition to his committee assignments, Addicks was a member of the Berlin-Taipei Parliamentary Circle of Friends.

Other activities

* CARE Deutschland-Luxemburg, Member of the Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees
CARE Deutschland. * Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa (AWEPA), Member *

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, Member

References

1950 births Living people People from Amberg University of Hamburg alumni Members of the Bundestag for Saarland Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009 Members of the Bundestag 2002–2005 Members of the Bundestag for the Free Democratic Party (Germany) {{Germany-FDP-politician-stub