Bernhard Friedmann (8 April 1932 – 18 May 2021) was a German economist and politician of the

Christian Democratic Union of Germany The Christian Democratic Union of Germany ( , CDU ) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is the major party of the centre-right in German politics. Friedrich Merz has been federal chairman of the CDU since 31 ...

. Friedmann was born in

Ottersweier Ottersweier is a municipality in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is part of the district of Rastatt, and lies between the larger towns Bühl and Achern. History 18th Century In 1774, the widow Margravine Maria Viktoria Pauline vo ...

. He served as Member of Parliament (the

Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet (assembly), Diet") is the lower house of the Germany, German Federalism in Germany, federal parliament. It is the only constitutional body of the federation directly elected by the German people. The Bundestag wa ...

) from 1976 to 1990 and as member (1990–2001) and President (1996–1999) of the European

Court of Auditors The European Court of Auditors (ECA; French: ''Cour des comptes européenne'') is the supreme audit institution of the European Union (EU). It was established in 1975 in Luxembourg and is one of the seven EU institutions. The Court comprises on ...

. He was also President of

Studienzentrum Weikersheim Studienzentrum Weikersheim (Weikersheim Think Tank) is a conservative and Christian democratic German political think tank, that was founded in 1979 by Hans Filbinger, Helmut Metzner and others on Schloss Weikersheim in Germany. The Studienz ...

(2005–2008).

Honours

He was appointed honorary Professor of European Political Science at the

University of Freiburg The University of Freiburg (colloquially ), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (), is a public university, public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The university was founded in 1 ...

in 1995, and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , , Hungarian: ''Nagyszeben'', , Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'' or ''Hermestatt'') is a city in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles th ...

(Hermannstadt) in Romania in 1997. He became an honorary citizen of his hometown of Ottersweier in 2002. He received the Euronatur-Umweltpreis environmental prize in 1997.

Publications

* ''Einheit statt Raketen – Thesen zur Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands als Sicherheitskonzept.'' Busse und Seewald 1987, * ''Unternehmen Osteuropa – eine Herausforderung für die Europäische Gemeinschaft. Zur Notwendigkeit einer EG-Ostpolitik.'' Nomos 1994, , zusammen mit Christa Randzio-Plath * ''Evaluierungsansätze zu ausgewählten Politikbereichen der Europäischen Union.'' Europa-Union Bonn 2001,

References

External links

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Website of Bernhard Friedmann
{{DEFAULTSORT:Friedmann, Bernhard 1932 births 2021 deaths Members of the Bundestag for Baden-Württemberg Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany Members of the Bundestag 1987–1990 Members of the Bundestag 1983–1987 Members of the Bundestag 1980–1983 Members of the Bundestag 1976–1980 People from Rastatt (district)