Rita Süssmuth

Rita Süssmuth
Süssmuth on 4 April 2014
President of the Bundestag (West Germany until 1990)
In office 25 November 1988 – 26 October 1998
Preceded by	Philipp Jenninger
Succeeded by	Wolfgang Thierse
Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (West Germany)
In office 26 September 1985 – 25 November 1988
Chancellor	Helmut Kohl
Preceded by	Heiner Geißler
Succeeded by	Ursula Lehr
Personal details
Born	(1937-02-17) 17 February 1937 Wuppertal, Germany
Political party	CDU
Alma mater	University of Münster

Rita Süssmuth (German pronunciation: [ˈʁiːta ˈzʏsmuːt]; born 17 February 1937) is a German politician and a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Sources

• Michael F. Feldkamp (ed.), Der Bundestagspräsident. Amt – Funktion – Person. 16. Wahlperiode, München 2007, ISBN 978-3-7892-8201-0

Other websites

• Media related to Rita Süssmuth at Wikimedia Commons
• Official biography at Bundestag.de (German, from 2002)
• Interview "Education is a human right" by ERSTE Stiftung (2011) [1]
• Süssmuth Appearances on C-SPAN

Political offices
Preceded by Heiner Geißler	Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth 1985–1988	Succeeded by Ursula Lehr