Dirk Fischer (politician)

Dirk Fischer (born 29 November 1943) is a German politician. He is a member of the CDU party.[1] Between 1980 and 2017 Fischer was an MP of the German Bundestag as the representative for Hamburg Nord constituency. For many years he was transport policy spokesman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary faction.[2] Fischer is also president of Hamburg Football Association (HFV) and a board member of German Football Association (DFB).[3]

Dirk Fischer
Fischer in 2014
Member of the Hamburg Parliament
In office
1971 – 5 February 1981
Member of the Bundestag for Hamburg
In office
1980–1997
Preceded byHans Apel
Succeeded byAnke Hartnagel
Personal details
Born (1943-11-29) 29 November 1943
Bevensen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Political partyChristian Democratic Union of Germany
AwardsGerman Order of Merit First Class (1994)

Early life and education

Fischer was born in Bevensen. After high school, Fischer served as a Bundeswehr soldier from 1964 to 1966. Afterwards he studied Law at the University of Hamburg. After graduation in 1978 he worked at Hamburg company Möller + Förster until 1986.[4] Since 1982 he is also licensed as a lawyer.[2]

Political career

Fischer was a member of Hamburgische Bürgerschaft, the parliament of Hamburg, from 1971 to 5 February 1981.

From 1980 Fischer was a member of the German Bundestag. From 1989 to 2014 he was also transport policy spokesman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group.[5][6][7][8] From 1992 to 2007 he was chairman of CDU Hamburg. From 1994 to 2014 Fischer was chairman of the Hamburg state group in the Bundestag.[2]

In the 18th legislation period, Fischer was a member of the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure.[9]

In October 2016, Fischer announced that he would not stand in the 2017 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[10]

Other activities

Since November 2007, Fischer has been serving as president of Hamburg Football Association (HFV) and a board member of German Football Association (DFB).[3] He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Foundation.[11]

Recognition

In September 1994, Fischer received the German Order of Merit First Class.[12]

See also

References
  1. Daily Report. West Europe. The Service. 1993. p. 19.
  2. Dirk Fischer Archived 2016-06-07 at the Wayback Machine, Bundestag.de, in German
  3. DFB-Bundestag: Ratzeburg, Fischer und Pothe gewählt, HFV.de, in German
  4. Handbuch der Hamb. Bürgerschaft, Dirk Fischer WP 9, 2. Nachtrag 1981
  5. "Andreas Lubitz told Lufthansa flight school of 'serious depressive episode'". The Guardian, Ben Knight 31 March 2015
  6. Fairplay. Fairplay Publications Limited. 1986. p. 9.
  7. "Should airline pilots have less medical privacy?". The Conversation, April 15, 2015
  8. "Germanwings crash: Details are clearer but motive remains unknown". World Socialist Website, By Christoph Dreier 3 April 2015
  9. "Germanwings crash co-pilot Andreas Lubitz body parts 'found'". The Telegraph, Gregory Walton, Dusseldorf, 30 Mar 2015
  10. Nadja Aswad (October 5, 2016), Dirk Fischer verlässt Bundestag BILD.
  11. Board of Trustees Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Foundation.
  12. Fischer geehrt, Hamburger Abendblatt, 24 September 1994 Archived 11 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine (PDF; 1,6 MB), in German
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