Waltraud Schoppe (born 27 June 1942) has served as a teacher and politician in Germany. She left school at a young age and worked as a secretary, later marrying and earning a teaching certificate. She became involved in university politics and the anti-nuclear and women's movements in the 1970s. A founding member of the West German Green Party, she made a taboo-breaking speech in the Bundestag in 1983 on the subject of abortion and marital rape, challenging for the first time the sexism women encountered in the legislature. She was one of the members of the first all-woman party directorates in Germany, when the Green Party elected six women to head the party in 1984.
Schoppe served in the 10th, 11th, and 13th legislative terms. In her first two terms she worked on social legislation, such as decriminalizing abortion, child protection laws, and anti-violence measures, but she opposed the anti-pornography movement on the basis that its use was a personal decision. She was one of the leaders of the Realo faction of the West German Greens and supported the red–green alliance with the Social Democrats. Between 1990 and 1994, she served as the first Women's Affairs Minister of Lower Saxony and then returned to the Bundestag between 1994 and 1998. In her final term in parliament, she focused primarily on foreign affairs, supporting the rights of nations to self-determination and the development of refugee policies protecting human rights. In 1997, marital rape, an issue she had first introduced to the Bundestag, became a criminal offense. Schoppe retired from politics in 1998 and became an antiques dealer.
WaltraudSchoppe (born 27 June 1942) has served as a teacher and politician in Germany. She left school at a young age and worked as a secretary, later...
Petra Kelly, Otto Schily until 3 April 1984; Annemarie Borgmann, WaltraudSchoppe, Antje Vollmer until 30./31. January 1985; Sabine Bard, Hannegret Hönes...
Petra Kelly, Otto Schily until 3 April 1984; Annemarie Borgmann, WaltraudSchoppe, Antje Vollmer until 30./31. January 1985; Sabine Bard, Hannegret Hönes...
v t e GRUENE Speaker: Thomas Ebermann, Bärbel Rust, WaltraudSchoppe until 26 January 1988; Helmut Lippelt, Regula Schmidt-Bott, Christa Vennegerts until...
Chief Whip Joschka Fischer Preceded by Office established Succeeded by WaltraudSchoppe Member of the Bundestag for Bavaria In office 6 March 1983 – 2 December...
v t e GRUENE Speaker: Thomas Ebermann, Bärbel Rust, WaltraudSchoppe until 26 January 1988; Helmut Lippelt, Regula Schmidt-Bott, Christa Vennegerts until...
v t e GRUENE Speaker: Thomas Ebermann, Bärbel Rust, WaltraudSchoppe until 26 January 1988; Helmut Lippelt, Regula Schmidt-Bott, Christa Vennegerts until...
Petra Kelly, Otto Schily until 3 April 1984; Annemarie Borgmann, WaltraudSchoppe, Antje Vollmer until 30./31. January 1985; Sabine Bard, Hannegret Hönes...
v t e GRUENE Speaker: Thomas Ebermann, Bärbel Rust, WaltraudSchoppe until 26 January 1988; Helmut Lippelt, Regula Schmidt-Bott, Christa Vennegerts until...
Petra Kelly, Otto Schily until 3 April 1984; Annemarie Borgmann, WaltraudSchoppe, Antje Vollmer until 30./31. January 1985; Sabine Bard, Hannegret Hönes...
Petra Kelly, Otto Schily until 3 April 1984; Annemarie Borgmann, WaltraudSchoppe, Antje Vollmer until 30./31. January 1985; Sabine Bard, Hannegret Hönes...
Petra Kelly, Otto Schily until 3 April 1984; Annemarie Borgmann, WaltraudSchoppe, Antje Vollmer until 30./31. January 1985; Sabine Bard, Hannegret Hönes...
Petra Kelly, Otto Schily until 3 April 1984; Annemarie Borgmann, WaltraudSchoppe, Antje Vollmer until 30./31. January 1985; Sabine Bard, Hannegret Hönes...
Petra Kelly, Otto Schily until 3 April 1984; Annemarie Borgmann, WaltraudSchoppe, Antje Vollmer until 30./31. January 1985; Sabine Bard, Hannegret Hönes...
Petra Kelly, Otto Schily until 3 April 1984; Annemarie Borgmann, WaltraudSchoppe, Antje Vollmer until 30./31. January 1985; Sabine Bard, Hannegret Hönes...
Petra Kelly, Otto Schily until 3 April 1984; Annemarie Borgmann, WaltraudSchoppe, Antje Vollmer until 30./31. January 1985; Sabine Bard, Hannegret Hönes...
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