Kurt Biedenkopf
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Minister-President of Saxony | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 8 November 1990 – 18 April 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | Rudolf Krause Heinz Eggert Hans Geisler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Rudolf Krause (as Landesbevollmächtigter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Georg Milbradt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President of the Bundesrat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1 November 1999 – 31 October 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Vice President | Roland Koch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Roland Koch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Kurt Beck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General Secretary of the Christian Democratic Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 12 June 1973 – 7 March 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader | Helmut Kohl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Konrad Kraske | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Heiner Geißler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 29 May 1980 – 24 May 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Heinrich Köppler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Bernhard Worms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Free State of Bavaria, Weimar Republic (now Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) | 28 January 1930||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 August 2021 (aged 91) Dresden, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kurt Hans Biedenkopf (German pronunciation: [kʊʁt ˈbiːdn̩ˌkɔp͡f] ⓘ; 28 January 1930 – 12 August 2021[1]) was a German jurist, academic teacher and politician of the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) party. He was rector of the Ruhr University Bochum.
Biedenkopf made a political career first in
Biedenkopf worked on advisory boards of institutions including the
Early life and science
Biedenkopf was born in
Political career
Career in national politics
Biedenkopf was a member of the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU). He entered his professional political career when he became secretary general of the CDU in 1973, under the leadership of chairman Helmut Kohl. He resigned from that office in 1977 after disagreements with Kohl and went on to become one of his fiercest rivals within the party.[11][7]
From 1977 to 1983 he was deputy chairman of the CDU in Germany.[7] During the terms 1976–1980 and 1987–1990 he was a member of the Bundestag.[5]
In 1979, it was revealed that Christel Broszey, Biedenkopf's secretary, disappeared and was presumed to have fled to East Germany.[12] Media reported that Broszey had been a spy.[13][14]
Career in North Rhine-Westphalia
In the 1980, state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Biedenkopf unsuccessfully ran against the incumbent Minister-President Johannes Rau. He served as chairman of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia – the party's largest chapter – until 1987, when he was succeeded by Norbert Blüm. In late 1989, he joined forces with Lothar Späth, Heiner Geißler, Rita Süssmuth and others in an unsuccessful effort to oust Kohl as CDU chairman.[15]
Minister-President of Saxony
After the
At the CDU's initiative, the state parliament resolved to declare Saxony a "
Ahead of the German presidential election in 1994, Biedenkopf was widely seen as a likely candidate, but the post went to Roman Herzog.[21]
In 2000, Biedenkopf held the rotating presidency of the
In January 2001, Biedenkopf dismissed State Minister of Finance Georg Milbradt because Milbradt had started a debate about Biedenkopf's succession. Milbradt eventually succeeded Biedenkopf in 2002.[23]
Death
Biedenkopf died in Dresden on 12 August 2021 at the age of 91.[24][25][26][27]
Political positions
Before the introduction of the
Ahead of the Christian Democrats' leadership election in 2018, Biedenkopf publicly endorsed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Angela Merkel as the party's chair.[30] He later supported Armin Laschet's candidacy to succeed Kramp-Karrenbauer in the 2021 leadership election.[31]
Other activities
In 1983, Biedenkopf became a member of the advisory board of the non-profit Bertelsmann Stiftung.[32] In 1987, he became chairman of the board (until 1990).[33] During his term, the Carl Bertelsmann Prize (today Reinhard Mohn Prize) was awarded for the first time.[34] He was active on the board of the Deutsche Nationalstiftung , active for the unification of Germany after the separation and within the European community, and was the foundation's honorary senator until his death.[35]
Between 2004 and 2006, Biedenkopf and
In addition, Biedenkopf held a number of paid and unpaid positions, including:
- Dresden Frauenkirche, member of the board of trustees[38]
- International Law Institute (ILI), member of the international advisory board[39]
- Independent Commission on Turkey, member[40]
- Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, member of the board of trustees[41]
- Hertie School of Governance, chairman of the board of trustees (2003–2010)[42]
- Lions Club Germany Foundation, member[43]
- Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen, chairman of the supervisory board (1991–2015)[44]
Recognition
- 1974: Honorary doctorate, Davidson College, Davidson, US[6][45]
- 1978: Honorary doctorate, Georgetown University, Washington, US[6][45]
- 1991: Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria[6]
- 1993: Honorary doctorate,
- 1993: Hans Böckler Prize[46]
- 1994: Honorary doctorate, Catholic University of Brussels, Belgium[6][45]
- 1994: Royal Norwegian Order of Merit[6]
- 1997: Order of Merit of the Free State of Saxony[47]
- 2002: Constitutional Medal of Saxony[48]
- 2003: Brückepreis[5]
- 2008: Honorary doctorate, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management[45]
- 2011: Honorary citizen of Gröditz[6]
- 2017: Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia[49]
- 2021: Honorary doctorate, University of Leipzig[50]
See also
References
- ^ "Ehemaliger CDU-Ministerpräsident: Kurt Biedenkopf ist tot". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Schlamp, Hans-Jürgen (13 August 2021). "Nachruf auf Kurt Biedenkopf Der kritische König". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Locke, Stefan (13 August 2021). "Kurt Biedenkopf gestorben : Der unbequeme König". FAZ (in German). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Whitney, Craig R. (26 September 1976). "German Professor campaigns in Ruhr". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Kuska, Bernd. "2003 – Prof. Dr. Kurt Biedenkopf". Internationaler Brückepreis der Europastadt Görlitz/Zgorzelec (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Kurt Biedenkopf – Redner & Perspektiven". Die internationale Redneragentur (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Kurt Biedenkopf". Geschichte der CDU, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (in German). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Zum Tod von Kurt Biedenkopf – "Ich bin Lehrer gewesen, ein Lehrer, der immer lernt"". Deutschlandfunk (in German). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Albers, Jürgen. "Alfred-Weber-Lecture mit Kurt Biedenkopf – Kommunikation und Marketing". Universität Heidelberg (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Der "Macher" aus Sachsen". tagesschau.de (in German). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- New York Times.
- ^ "Spionage: Meist handelten sie aus Liebe". Der Spiegel (in German). 18 March 1979. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Staud, Toralf. "Jahn-Behörde entlarvt Stasi-Spione im Bundestag". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- Washington Post.
- ^ Harry Luck (28 January 2010), Biedenkopf: „König Kurt" und Kohls Rivale Focus.
- ^ Maximilian Popp, Andreas Wassermann and Steffen Winter (25 February 2016), What's Wrong with Saxony? A Search for the Roots of Fear and Racism Der Spiegel.
- ^ John Tagliabue (11 March 1991), Young Germans Still Flocking From East to West The New York Times.
- ^ Stephen Kinzer (15 September 1994), State Voting In Germany Reveals Shift The New York Times.
- ^ Gail Edmondson (17 November 2003), Commentary: Saxony Wakes From Its Slumber Bloomberg News.
- ^ John Schmid (31 July 1996), EU Vows to Fight Saxony's VW Subsidies International Herald Tribune.
- ^ Stephen Kinzer (27 March 1993), Germany Considers Jew as President The New York Times.
- ^ German Upper House Finishes Move to Berlin The New York Times, 28 September 2000.
- ^ "Milbradt, Georg". Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (in German). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- FAZ.NET(in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ZEIT ONLINE(in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "CDU-Politiker Biedenkopf im Alter von 91 gestorben". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "So können sich die Sachsen von Biedenkopf verabschieden". Sächsische Zeitung (in German). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Wiegrefe, Klaus; Sauga, Michael; Reiermann, Christian; Böll, Sven; Spiegel, Der (8 May 2012). "Euro Struggles Can Be Traced to Origins of Common Currency". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Schmid, John (28 July 1997). "Another German Premier Seeks Delay on the Euro". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2021. (subscription required)
- FAZ.NET(in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Fiedler, Carsten; Voogt, Gerhard (13 January 2021). "Armin Laschet im Interview: "Ein Richtungswechsel wäre eine grundfalsche Entscheidung"". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Chronicle" (in German). Bertelsmann Stiftung. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Personalien". Handelsblatt (in German). 11 September 1987. p. 22.
- ^ "Carl Bertelsmann-Preis: Biedenkopf würdigt Tarifvertragsparteien". Handelsblatt (in German). 18 April 1988. p. 5.
- ^ "Gremien". Deutsche Nationalstiftung (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Hugh Williamson, Maike Rademaker and Richard Milne (7 July 2005), VW scandal prompts call for labour relations review Financial Times.
- ^ Schröder und Biedenkopf legen Schlichtungsvorschlag bei Bahn vor Rheinische Post, 11 September 2006.
- Dresden Frauenkirche.
- ^ International Advisory Board International Law Institute (ILI).
- ^ "EU Credibility at Risk If Turkey's Accession Process Stalls". Open Society Foundations. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Board of Trustees Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft.
- Hertie School of Governance.
- ^ "Lions-Club feiert 50. Geburtstag". DIE WELT. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Peter Anderson (9 September 2015), Biedenkopf verlässt Meissen-Aufsichtsrat Sächsische Zeitung.
- ^ a b c d e "Tabellarischer Lebenslauf". Kurt Biedenkopf (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Traueranzeigen von Kurt Biedenkopf". FP Gedenken (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Rundschau, Lausitzer (8 August 2005). "Freistaat hält sich mit Orden für seine Bürger zurück". lr-online.de (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Dieter Landgraf-Dietz mit der Sächsischen Verfassungsmedaille geehrt". Sachsen (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
Bisherige Träger der Medaille sind unter anderem der ehemalige sächsische Ministerpräsident Prof. Dr. Kurt Biedenkopf (2002)
- ^ Ministerpräsident Armin Laschet verleiht den Verdienstorden des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen an Gerhart Baum, Kurt Biedenkopf, Birgit Fischer und Reiner Priggen, State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia, press release of 23 August 2017.
- ^ Huster, Susann (28 April 2021). "Universität Leipzig verleiht Kurt Biedenkopf die Ehrendoktorwürde". Universität Leipzig (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.