Georg Pelster (January 1, 1897 – in Rheine; June 25, 1963 in Rheine) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and former member of the German Bundestag.[1]

Georg Pelster
Georg Pelster on a campaign poster for the 1957 federal elections
Member of the Bundestag
In office
7 September 1949 – 15 October 1961
Personal details
Born(1897-01-10)10 January 1897
Died25 June 1963(1963-06-25) (aged 66)
NationalityGerman
Political partyCDU

Life

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From 1949 to 1961, he was a member of the German Bundestag, where he represented the constituency of Steinfurt-Tecklenburg as the last directly elected member of parliament with 60.8% of the first votes. From 16 July 1952 to 19 March 1958 he was also a member of the European Parliament.

Literature

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Herbst, Ludolf; Jahn, Bruno (2002). Vierhaus, Rudolf (ed.). Biographisches Handbuch der Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages. 1949–2002 [Biographical Handbook of the Members of the German Bundestag. 1949–2002] (in German). München: De Gruyter - De Gruyter Saur. p. 1715. ISBN 978-3-11-184511-1.

References

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  1. ^ "Die Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages - 1.-13. Wahlperiode: Alphabetisches Gesamtverzeichnis; Stand: 28. Februar 1998" [The members of the German Bundestag - 1st - 13th term of office: Alphabetical complete index] (PDF). webarchiv.bundestag.de (in German). Deutscher Bundestag, Wissenschaftliche Dienste des Bundestages (WD 3/ZI 5). 1998-02-28. Retrieved 2020-05-21.