Biography
Rita Süssmuth (née Kickuth; German pronunciation: [ˈʁiːta ˈzyːsmuːt]; born 17 February 1937) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). She served as the tenth president of the Bundestag.
From 1985 to 1988, she served as Federal Minister for Youth, Family and Health (from 1986 youth, family, women and health) and from 1988 to 1998 as President of the German Bundestag. With close to 10 years, her tenure was the third longest in the history of the Bundestag. Only Eugen Gerstenmaier and Norbert Lammert held the position longer.
In addition to her political work, Süssmuth was President of the European Movement Germany (1994–1998) and member of the Advisory Board and Board of Trustees of the Bertelsmann Foundation (1997–2007).
Filmography
all 35
self 33
TV Shows 31
Movies 4
Der Reichstag (2017)
Stöckl (2013)
Halb 12 (1995)
DAS! (1991)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1937-02-17 (87 years old)
Birth NameRita Kickuth
Birth PlaceWuppertal, Germany
RelationshipsHans Süssmuth (1964 - 2020)
SpouseHans Süssmuth
CitizenshipsGermany
AwardsTheodor Heuss Award, honorary doctor of Ben-Gurion University, Kulturgroschen, Otto von der Gablentz award, Ehrenring des Rheinlandes, Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, honorary doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University, honorary doctor of Rzeszów University, honorary doctor of Johns Hopkins University, honorary doctor of the University of Augsburg, honorary doctor of the Ruhr University Bochum, Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Winfried Award, Viadrina Award, Magnus Hirschfeld Medal, Leibniz-Ring-Hannover, Lower Saxony honorary medal, Humanismus prize, Reinhard Mohn Prize, Edith Stein Award, Bambi Award, Order of Merit of Brandenburg, Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia
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