Berndt Röder (born 3 December 1948 in

Lünen Lünen () is a town with around 86,000 inhabitants in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located north of Dortmund, on both banks of the Lippe (river), River Lippe. It is the largest town of the Unna (district), Unna district and part of the R ...

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) is a German

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, representative of the German Christian Democratic Union. Röder was born on 3 December 1948 in

and married with three children. He studied law at the

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. Röder entered the German Christian Democratic Union in 1968. He has been a member of the state parliament since 2001. From March 2004 until February 2010 Roeder was President of the

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. In 2004 Röder was criticized by the media and the Hamburg police union, because he ''checked'' how long it took the police to arrive in response to emergency calls. He is believed to have pressed a panic button. In Germany the abuse of an emergency call is actionable, Röder paid a fine of €2,500. In 2010, Röder resigned from the position of President of the Hamburg Parliament because of the so-called ''

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affair'' in Hamburg. Röder made calls to the privy councils of the state ministry of environment, and state ministry of interior, and to the municipal councillor of

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borough, Röder complained about the city's negligence not clearing the street—where he resided—of glaze ice. Hamburg's winter services were barely able to clean the main streets and roads. Röder was alleged to have used his political position to further his interests.

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External links

Roeder on abgeordnetenwatch.de
retrieved on 2009-07-24 1948 births Living people People from Lünen Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians Members of the Hamburg Parliament University of Hamburg alumni {{Hamburg-stub