Gertrude Unruh (

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Kremer; 7 March 1925 – 30 November 2021), better known as Trude Unruh, was a German politician.

Early life

Unruh was born in

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on 7 March 1925.

Political career

From 1968 to 1973 she was a member of the

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and from 1973 to 1978 of the FDP. Unruh was elected in the

1987 West German federal election Federal elections in Germany, Federal elections were held in West Germany on 25 January 1987 to elect the members of the 11th Bundestag. This was the last federal election held in West Germany before German reunification. Issues and campaign T ...

. On 13 September 1989, she was expelled from the Green Caucus.

Personal life

Unruh died in November 2021, at the age of 96. Her death was not announced until August 2022.

References

1925 births 2021 deaths People from Essen Members of the Bundestag 1987–1990 Female members of the Bundestag Free Democratic Party (Germany) politicians Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Politicians affected by a party expulsion process 20th-century German women politicians Members of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia Members of the Bundestag for Alliance 90/The Greens {{Germany-politician-stub