Dirk Fischer (born 29 November 1943) is a German politician. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. Between 1980 and 2017, he was an MP of the German

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as the representative for

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constituency. For many years, Fischer was transport policy spokesman of the

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parliamentary faction. He is also president of

Hamburg Football Association The Hamburg Football Association (german: Hamburger Fußball-Verband), the ''HFV'', is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the state of Hamburg and some parts of southern Schleswig-Holstein.

(HFV) and a board member of German Football Association (DFB).

Early life and education

Fischer was born in

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. After high school, Fischer served as a

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soldier from 1964 to 1966. Afterwards he studied law at the

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. After graduation in 1978 he worked at Hamburg company Möller + Förster until 1986. Since 1982, he is also licensed as a lawyer.Dirk Fischer
, Bundestag.de, in German

Political career

Fischer was a member of Hamburgische Bürgerschaft, the parliament of Hamburg, from 1971 to 5 February 1981. From 1980, Fischer was a member of the German

. From 1989 to 2014 he was also transport policy spokesman of the

parliamentary group. From 1992 to 2007 he was chairman of CDU Hamburg. From 1994 to 2014 Fischer was chairman of the Hamburg state group in the Bundestag. In the 18th legislation period, Fischer was a member of the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure. In October 2016, Fischer announced that he would not stand in the 2017 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.

Other activities

Since November 2007, Fischer has been serving as president of

(HFV) and a board member of German Football Association (DFB).DFB-Bundestag: Ratzeburg, Fischer und Pothe gewählt
HFV.de, in German He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the

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Recognition

In September 1994, Fischer received the German Order of Merit First Class.''Fischer geehrt'', Hamburger Abendblatt, 24 September 1994
(PDF; 1.6 MB), in German

References

External links

Website of Dirk Fischer

Dirk Fischer
at the German