Life
Since 1958, she was a member of the CDU. From 1965, she was a member of the CDU state executive committee in Berlin and from 1973 deputy CDU state chairwoman in Berlin. On 26 August 1971, when she succeeded Karl-Heinz Schmitz, she joined the German Bundestag as a Berlin member. She was then a member of the German Bundestag until her death. Here she was chairman of the Petitions Committee from 1972 to 1987. After the 1987 federal elections, she became Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Chancellor and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Government in Berlin on 12 March 1987. She held this office until her death.Literature
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1920 births 1989 deaths Members of the Bundestag for Berlin Members of the Bundestag 1987–1990 Members of the Bundestag 1983–1987 Members of the Bundestag 1980–1983 Members of the Bundestag 1976–1980 Members of the Bundestag 1972–1976 Members of the Bundestag 1969–1972 Female members of the Bundestag 20th-century German women politicians Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany Parliamentary State Secretaries of Germany {{Germany-CDU-politician-stub