- Annemarie Renger
Infobox Politician
name = Annemarie Renger
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office = President of the Bundestag
term_start = 1972
term_end = 1976
predecessor =Kai-Uwe von Hassel
successor =Karl Carstens
office2 = Vicepresident of the Bundestag
term_start2 = 1976
term_end2 = 1990
predecessor2 =
successor2 =
birth_date = Birth date|1919|10|7
birth_place =Leipzig ,Germany
nationality = German
death_date = death date and age|2008|3|3|1919|10|7
death_place =Remagen ,Germany
party = SPD
footnotes =Annemarie Renger (
October 7 ,1919 –March 3 ,2008 ) (born Annemarie Wildung) was a German politician and the first woman to becomePresident of the Bundestag , which she achieved in 1972.Biography
Career
Renger joined the
Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in 1945 and became private secretary ofKurt Schumacher , the leader of the SPD, until his death in 1952. In 1953 she became a member of theBundestag (German Parliament), serving until her retirement in 1990. After the 1972 federal election, the SPD was able to elect the President of the Bundestag and Annemarie Renger was elected onDecember 13 1972 .Her planned election for
Federal President (Bundespräsident) in 1979 did not happen due to the fact that the members of parliament of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) abstained from voting.Karl Carstens was elected Federal President instead.References
External links
*cite web
url = http://www.faz.net/s/Rub594835B672714A1DB1A121534F010EE1/Doc~E334CBE2731AB43E3A161B7C2F4AC964D~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html
title = Annemarie Renger gestorben :„Mit Geschick, Würde und Resolutheit“
publisher = FAZ.news
date =March 3 2008
*cite web
url =http://www.bundestag.de/aktuell/archiv/2008/19751042_kw10_renger/index.html
title =Lammert würdigt Annemarie Renger
publisher = Bundestag
date =March 5 2008
*cite web
url = http://www.bundestag.de/parlament/praesidium/btpraes/renger.html
title = Dr. h.c. Annemarie Renger (SPD) 1972 - 1976
publisher = Bundestag
date =March 4 2008
*cite web
url = http://www.bundestag.de/parlament/praesidium/btpraes/renger.html
title = Erste Präsidentin des Bundestages
publisher = Bundestag
date =December 17 2007 Persondata
NAME= Renger, Annemarie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=German politician
DATE OF BIRTH=October 7 ,1919
PLACE OF BIRTH=Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH=March 3 ,2008
PLACE OF DEATH=Remagen
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