Kunigunde Bachl

Kunigunde Bachl (; 29 July 1919 – 16 October 1994) was a German physician and politician who served in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein non-consecutively from 1971 until 1987. A member of the Christian Democratic Union, she advocated for car safety while in the state parliament, and was a member of the Federal Assembly in 1974. In 1973, Bachl became the president of the Schleswig-Holstein branch of the .

Biography Kunigunde Bachl was born in the city of Kiel on 29 July 1919. After receiving her Abitur in 1938, she began studying physical education at the German Sport University Cologne, graduating the following year. On 1 September 1940, Bachl joined the Nazi Party; historian classifies her as "NS-socialized", which refers to party members who grew up after the Nazi seizure of power. She worked as a physical education teacher from 1940 until 1941, when she began studying medicine. In 1947, Bachl graduated from Marburg University with a Doctor of Medicine degree. She later began working as an assistant physician, and became a general practitioner in 1964. During this term, she was a member of the Social Committee, the Municipal Investment Fund Committee, and a special committee investigating a women's clinic in Kiel. The following year, she became a member of the state CDU board, and was named president of the Schleswig-Holstein branch of the . She left the Landtag at the end of her term on 24 May 1975. In 1977, she became the deputy chairman of the state health advisory board.

On 19 January 1978, Bachl was appointed to the Landtag . She served on the Youth Committee, and left office at the end of her term on 26 May 1979. On 4 November 1980, Bachl was again appointed to the Landtag . She was re-elected in the . In both terms, she was a member of the Finance Committee and the Social Committee. Bachl left office at the end of her term on 2 October 1987.

Bachl was an evangelical, and was married with three children. She died on 16 October 1994.

Honors Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany (14 April 1975) Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany (9 August 1983)

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