Dirk Fischer (politician)






Dirk Fischer (2014)


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]




Contents






  • 1 Early life and education


  • 2 Political career


  • 3 Other activities


  • 4 Recognition


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links


  • 7 See Also





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]



Recognition


In September 1994, Fischer received the German Order of Merit First Class.[11]



References





  1. ^ Daily Report. West Europe. The Service. 1993. p. 19..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abc Dirk Fischer, Bundestag.de, in German


  3. ^ ab 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. ^ Fischer geehrt, Hamburger Abendblatt, 24 September 1994 (PDF; 1,6 MB), in German




External links



  • Website of Dirk Fischer


  • Dirk Fischer at the German Bundestag



See Also



  • Hamburg Parliament

  • Erck Rickmers

  • Johannes Versmann




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