Philipp von Bismarck explained

Philipp von Bismarck
Office:Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:20 October 1969
Term End:6 September 1979
Birth Date:19 August 1913
Birth Place:Jarchlin
Death Place:Obernholz, Lower Saxony, Germany
Party:CDU

Philipp von Bismarck (19 August 1913  - 20 July 2006) was a German farmer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and former member of the German Bundestag.[1]

Life

He was elected to the German Bundestag in 1969 for the CDU via a direct mandate in the Gifhorn constituency of Lower Saxony and was a member of the German Bundestag from 20 October 1969 until his resignation on 6 September 1979 (three terms). On 10 June 1979, Bismarck was for the first time elected directly by the citizens to the European Parliament, of which he had been a member since 1978 (elected by the Bundestag).

From 1970 to 1983 he was Chairman of the CDU Economic Council, whose Honorary Chairman he subsequently became.

Literature

Book: Vierhaus. Rudolf. Biographisches Handbuch der Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages. 1949–2002. Jahn. Bruno. 2002. De Gruyter - De Gruyter Saur. 978-3-11-184511-1. Herbst . Ludolf. München. de. Biographical Handbook of the Members of the German Bundestag. 1949–2002. 1715.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Die Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages - 1.-13. Wahlperiode: Alphabetisches Gesamtverzeichnis; Stand: 28. Februar 1998. 28 February 1998. webarchiv.bundestag.de. Deutscher Bundestag, Wissenschaftliche Dienste des Bundestages (WD 3/ZI 5). de. The members of the German Bundestag - 1st - 13th term of office: Alphabetical complete index. 21 May 2020. PDF.