Achim Stocker (27 May 1935 – 1 November 2009) was the president of

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Biography

He worked 37 years as the chairman of

since 1972 and was the oldest and longest serving president in professional

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Death

Stocker died on 1 November 2009 of a

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Personal life

He was Cabinet director in Pension (Head director of finances) and leaves behind his wife Hanne with his son Christian and daughter Sabine.Freiburgs Präsident Achim Stocker gestorben
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References

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