Martin Bangemann (15 November 1934 – 28 June 2022) was a German politician and a leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) from 1985 to 1988. He was German Federal Minister of Economics and European Commissioner.
Martin Bangemann | |
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 Bangemann in 1977 | |
| Federal Minister of Economics West Germany | |
| In office 27 June 1984 – 9 December 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Otto Graf Lambsdorff |
| Succeeded by | Helmut Haussmann |
| Chairman of the FDP | |
| In office 1985–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Hans-Dietrich Genscher |
| Succeeded by | Otto Graf Lambsdorff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1934 Wanzleben, Saxony, Prussia, Germany |
| Died | 28 June 2022 (aged 87) Deux-Sèvres, France |
| Political party | FDP |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Life and career
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Bangemann was born on 15 November 1934 in Wanzleben.[1] He studied law in Tübingen and Munich, and earned a Dr. jur. (not equivalent to J.D., but a PhD in law) in 1962 with a dissertation entitled Bilder und Fiktionen in Recht und Rechtswissenschaft (Imagery and fiction in law and jurisprudence).[2] He qualified as an attorney in 1964. In 1963, he joined the FDP.[3] He worked as a lawyer in Baden-Württemberg.[4]
In 1972, he was elected to the Bundestag and became briefly Secretary General of the FDP.[5]
Bangemann was a member of the European Parliament from 1973 to 1984; from 1976 to 1979 he was vice-chairman, from 1979 to 1984 chairman of the Liberal and Democratic Group. From 1978 to 1979 he was vice-chair of the Committee on Budgets.[6]
Bangemann was the German Federal Minister of Economics from 1984 to 1988.[7] Problems in his tenure were high unemployment and the steel, coal and shipyard crises.[5]
In 1988, Bangemann joined the European Commission. He was Commissioner for the internal market and industrial affairs in the Delors Commission from 1989 to 1995.[8] He was then Commissioner for Industrial affairs, Information & Telecommunications Technologies in the Santer Commission from 1995 to 1999.[citation needed]
As commissioner he led a "high-level group" that drew up the report "Europe and the Global Information Society" in 1994.[9][10] This document contained recommendations to the European Council on the measures that Europe should take regarding information infrastructure. It became known as the "Bangemann report" and influenced many EU policies.[11]
He then moved from European politics to the board of the Spanish group Telefónica.[12][13] In addition, Bangemann ran a consulting agency.[5]
He was married and had five children.[14]
Bangemann died from a heart attack at his home in Deux-Sèvres on 28 June 2022 at the age of 87.[1]
References
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edit- ^ a b Schmitt, Jörg (29 June 2022). "Früherer Bundeswirtschaftsminister Bangemann ist tot" (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Die Welt.
- ^ Bangemann, Martin (1963), Bilder und Fiktionen in Recht und Rechtswissenschaft (in German), OCLC 613907576
- ^ Nguyen, Chi (29 June 2022). "Früherer FDP-Chef Martin Bangemann ist tot". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Ehemaliger FDP-Chef Martin Bangmann ist tot". stern.de (in German). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Ex-Wirtschaftsminister Martin Bangemann ist tot". BR24 (in German). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Home | MEPs | European Parliament". europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Bundeswirtschaftsminister Martin Bangemann gestorben". tagesschau.de (in German). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Wirklich atemberaubend". Der Spiegel (in German). 7 May 1989. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Europe and the global information society: Recommendations to the European Council. Version hosted on I*M Europe, by Directorate-General XIII of the European Commission.
- ^ "Report on Europe and the Global Information Society: Recommendations of the High-level Group on the Information Society to the Corfu European Council. Bulletin of the European Union, Supplement No. 2/94." University of Pittsburgh – Archive of European Integration (AEI).
- ^ Mackay, Hugh; Maples, Wendy; Reynolds, Paul (2001). Investigating the Information Society. London/New York: Routledge & The Open University. p. 8. ISBN 0-415-26831-1.
- ^ "Früherer FDP-Chef Martin Bangemann gestorben". Der Spiegel (in German). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "EU-Kommission: Europa, deine Bangemänner". Der Spiegel (in German). 12 July 1999. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Martin Bangemann". European Commission. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
General and cited sources
edit- Walter, Franz (June 2005). "Die Integration der Individualisten. Parteivorsitzende in der FDP" [The Integration of the Individualists: Party Chairmen in the FDP]. In Forkmann, Daniela; Schlieben, Michael (eds.). Die Parteivorsitzenden in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1949–2005 [The Party Chairmen of the Federal Republic of Germany 1949–2005]. Göttinger Studien zur Parteiforschung. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. pp. 151–154. ISBN 3-531-14516-9.
- Dittberner, Jürgen (2005). Die FDP: Geschichte, Personen, Organisation, Perspektiven ; eine Einführung [The FDP: History, People, Organization, Perspectives; an Introduction] (in German). VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. p. 72. ISBN 3-531-14050-7.
- "1st parliamentary term – Martin BANGEMANN – MEPs". European Parliament. 15 November 1934. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
External links
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