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Werner Weiß

1926 – 1990

German politician

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About Werner Weiß

Lived 1926 – 1990 (aged 63). Werner Weiß was a German politician.

Werner Weiß (19 October 1926 – 6 February 1990) was a German politician (CDU).

He was a member of the German Parliament from 1980 until his death. Weiß had previously been a member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1971 to 1980.

Biography Weiß was born in Zweibrücken. In 1943, he was conscripted into the Reichsarbeitsdienst and subsequently into the mountain infantry of the Wehrmacht. After his release from American war captivity in December 1945, Weiß started working as a teacher and joined the CDU in 1949. Weiß moved to Otterbach and served in its community council from 1956 until his death. He became a member of the district council of Kaiserslautern in 1964 and served as party leader of the CDU from 1969 onwards.

During his tenure in the German Parliament, Weiß was a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and served as president of the German-Iranian Society in Bonn. He was awarded the German Cross of the Order of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande).

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Positions held
Member of the German Bundestag, Member of Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
Awards
Freiherr-vom-Stein-Plakette (Rheinland-Pfalz); Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Werner Weiß's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Werner Weiß?

German politician (1926-1990)

When was Werner Weiß born?

Werner Weiß was born on 19 October 1926 in Zweibrücken.

When did Werner Weiß die?

Werner Weiß died on 6 February 1990 in Koblenz.

What was Werner Weiß's occupation?

Werner Weiß was a politician.

What nationality was Werner Weiß?

Werner Weiß was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Werner Weiß

· Wikidata: Q2562873

· DBpedia: Werner Weiß

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