Hildegard Hamm-Brücher

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Hildegard Hamm-Brücher (11 May 1921 – 7 December 2016) was a liberal politician in Germany.^[1] She held federal state secretary positions from 1969 to 1972 and from 1977 to 1982. She was the Free Democratic Party's candidate in the first two rounds of the federal presidency elections in 1994.

Early life and education

Hamm-Brücher was born in

Political career

Hamm-Brücher joined the

Her party nominated her as the Free Democrats' candidate in the German presidential election in 1994. However, the Free Democratic Party, then still in a coalition with the much larger Christian Democratic Union under Chancellor Kohl, ultimately chose to support the Christian Democrat's candidate Roman Herzog in the election's third round. Herzog went on to win the election with the combined majority of Christian and Free Democrats.^[2]

In 2002, Hamm-Brücher left the Free Democratic Party after a controversy with

Hamm-Brücher died on 7 December 2016 at the age of 95.[5]

Other activities

Hamm-Brücher authored several books and articles, often focussing on the state of modern democracy and the relationship between politics and ethical questions. She was a member of the

• 1992 – Buber Rosenzweig Medal (together with Annemarie Renger)

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