German jurist, academic and politician (1930–2021)
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Kurt Biedenkopf
Biedenkopf in 1973
Minister-President of Saxony
In office 8 November 1990 – 18 April 2002
Deputy
Rudolf Krause Heinz Eggert Hans Geisler
Preceded by
Rudolf Krause (as Landesbevollmächtigter)
Succeeded by
Georg Milbradt
President of the Bundesrat
In office 1 November 1999 – 31 October 2000
First Vice President
Roland Koch
Preceded by
Roland Koch
Succeeded by
Kurt Beck
General Secretary of the Christian Democratic Union
In office 12 June 1973 – 7 March 1977
Leader
Helmut Kohl
Preceded by
Konrad Kraske
Succeeded by
Heiner Geißler
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office 29 May 1980 – 24 May 1983
Preceded by
Heinrich Köppler
Succeeded by
Bernhard Worms
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the Landtag of Saxony
In office 27 October 1990 – 19 October 2004
Preceded by
Constituency established
Succeeded by
multi-member district
Constituency
Christian Democratic Union List
Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office 29 May 1980 – 29 June 1988
Preceded by
multi-member district
Succeeded by
Hans-Joachim Menge
Constituency
Christian Democratic Union List
Member of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia
In office 18 February 1987 – 9 November 1990
Preceded by
multi-member district
Succeeded by
Wolfgang Lohmann
Constituency
Christian Democratic Union List
In office 14 December 1976 – 4 November 1980
Preceded by
multi-member district
Succeeded by
multi-member district
Constituency
Christian Democratic Union List
Personal details
Born
(1930-01-28)28 January 1930 Ludwigshafen, Free State of Bavaria, Weimar Republic (now Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
Died
12 August 2021(2021-08-12) (aged 91) Dresden, Germany
Education
University of Munich
Goethe University Frankfurt
Kurt Hans Biedenkopf (German pronunciation:[kʊʁtˈbiːdn̩ˌkɔp͡f]ⓘ; 28 January 1930 – 12 August 2021[1]) was a German jurist, academic teacher and politician of the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) party. He was rector of the Ruhr University Bochum.
Biedenkopf made a political career first in North Rhine-Westphalia, where he was chairman of the party. After the re-unification of Germany, he served as the first Minister President of the Free State of Saxony from 1990 until 2002. He was 54th president of the Bundesrat from 2000, overseeing the body's move from Bonn to Berlin. Biedenkopf is regarded as the intellectual leader of the CDU when Helmut Kohl was chancellor.[2]
Biedenkopf worked on advisory boards of institutions including the Bertelsmann Stiftung, Deutsche Nationalstiftung, Dresden Frauenkirche, Independent Commission on Turkey and the Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen. Among his numerous recognitions were international honorific doctorates.
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