Süssmuth, Rita

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Name (Latin)
Süssmuth, Rita
Date of birth
1937-02-17
Occupation
Politicians
Stateswomen
Associated Language
ger
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 42638293
Wikidata: Q66286
Library of congress: n 83013115
Sources of Information
  • Das Gift des Politischen : Gedanken und Erinnerungen, 2015:title page (Rita Süssmuth) jacket (West-German politician; member of the CDU; state secretary for youth, family, and health, 1985-1988; president of Deutscher Bundestag, 1988-1998)
  • Her Zur Anthropologie des Kindes, 1968.
  • Emanzipation und Familie, 1981:p. 66 (Rita Süssmuth, Prof. Dr., Univ. Dortmund)
  • Die planlosen Eliten, c1992:t.p. (Rita Süssmuth) jkt. (b. 1937 in Wuppertal)
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Wikipedia description:

Rita Süssmuth (née Kickuth; German: [ˈʁiːta ˈzyːsmuːt] ; 17 February 1937 – 1 February 2026) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as the tenth president of the Bundestag. From 1985 to 1988, Süssmuth served as Federal Minister for Youth, Family and Health (from 1986 youth, family, women and health) and from 1988 to 1998 as President of the German Bundestag. Her tenure of close to 10 years was the third longest for any Bundestag President. Only Eugen Gerstenmaier and Norbert Lammert held the position longer. In addition to her political work, Süssmuth was President of the European Movement Germany (1994–1998) and member of the Advisory Board and Board of Trustees of the Bertelsmann Foundation (1997–2007).

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