Maria Probst (1 July 1902 – 1 May 1967) was a

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politician of the

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.Maria Probst
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Biography

Daughter of the

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Dr Wilhelm Mayer, Maria Probst studied

and

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for her doctorate, which she earned in 1930. She had two daughters of her own from her marriage to Dr Alphonse Probst, who was killed towards the end of the

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. After the war, she worked as a teacher in

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. She joined the

(CSU) as a member of the ''Bavarian Landtag'' (state parliament of

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) in 1946. She was a member of the

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from its inception in 1949, representing the Karlstadt constituency. From 1 October 1952 until 26 June 1953, she led the ''Parlamentarischen Untersuchungsausschuss zur Prüfung der unzulänglichen Einstellungen von Schwerbeschädigten bei den Bundesdienststellen'' (roughly, "Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry to Examine Demoralisation in Heavily Damaged Areas in the Federal Departments"). From 1957 to 1965, she was Deputy Chairman of the ''Bundestagsausschuss für Kriegsopfer- und Heimkehrerfragen'' (roughly, "Committee for Questions of War Victims and Returnees"). From 9 December 1965 until her death, she was the first woman to occupy the Vice-President's office in the Bundestag. On 10 May 1967, the Bundestag officially mourned her. In 1961, she was one of a number of politicians behind an unsuccessful attempt to introduce an Act on academic freedom. From 27 February 1958 until 21 December 1965, she was also a member of the

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Honours

On 3 July 1959, she was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit. At least ten Frankish communities appointed her an honorary citizen, and a hall, a school, a college and a senior citizens' home were named after her.

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Biography
* This page was translated from :de:Maria Probst in the German Wikipedia on 25 March 2008

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Probst, Maria 1902 births 1967 deaths Women members of State Parliaments in Germany Members of the Landtag of Bavaria MEPs for Germany 1958–1979 20th-century women MEPs for Germany Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Politicians from Munich