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] Since 1980 Fischer is a 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]

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

Since 1980 Fischer is a MP of the German Bundestag. Fischer was a member of Hamburgische Bürgerschaft, the parliament of Hamburg, from 1971 to 5 February 1981. From 1989 to 2014 Fischer 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 is 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Dirk Fischer, Bundestag.de, in German
  3. 1 2 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

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