Friedrich Jakob Funk was a

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politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU).

Life

Early life and Farming Career

Funk, who was a

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, was a soldier in

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despite his young age. After the war he studied

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and graduated as a

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. In 1932 he took over the parental lease in Neuses am Sand, which he acquired in 1936.

Political career

Friedrich Funk was elected as a non-party candidate in the district council of

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in 1948. He joined the CSU in 1949 after being appointed as a candidate for the

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and had been a member of the German Bundestag since its first election in 1949 until his death in 1963. He was always elected directly to parliament in the constituency of

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. From 1953 to 1957, he was deputy chairman of the CSU national group in the CDU / CSU parliamentary group. From 1957 until his death he was deputy chairman of the Bundestag's Committee on Petitions. On May 17, 1963, he was awarded the

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1900 births 1963 deaths People from Kitzingen (district) Members of the Bundestag for Bavaria Members of the Bundestag 1961–1965 Members of the Bundestag 1957–1961 Members of the Bundestag 1953–1957 Members of the Bundestag 1949–1953 Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Social Union in Bavaria {{Germany-CSU-politician-stub

Life

Early life and Farming Career

Political career

See also

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