Dirk Fischer | |
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 Fischer in 2014 | |
| Member of theBundestag forHamburg | |
| In office 4 November 1980 – 24 October 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Christoph Ploß |
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| Member of theHamburg Parliament | |
| In office February 1971 – 5 February 1981 | |
| Succeeded by | Helga Mack |
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| Born | (1943-11-29)29 November 1943 (age 81) Bevensen, Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Awards | German Order of Merit First Class (1994) |
Dirk Fischer (born 29 November 1943) is a German politician. He is a member of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU) party.[1] Between 1980 and 2017, he was an MP of the GermanBundestag as the representative forHamburg-Nord constituency. For many years, Fischer was transport policy spokesman of theCDU/CSU parliamentary faction.[2] He is also president ofHamburg Football Association (HFV) and a board member ofGerman Football Association (DFB).[3]
Fischer was born inBevensen. After high school, Fischer served as aBundeswehr soldier from 1964 to 1966. Afterwards he studied law at theUniversity of Hamburg. After graduation in 1978 he worked at Hamburg company Möller + Förster until 1986.[4] Since 1982, he is also licensed as a lawyer.[2]
Fischer was a member ofHamburgische Bürgerschaft, the parliament of Hamburg, from 1971 to 5 February 1981.
From 1980, Fischer was a member of the GermanBundestag. From 1989 to 2014 he was also transport policy spokesman of theCDU/CSU parliamentary group.[5][6][7][8] From 1992 to 2007 he was chairman of CDU Hamburg. From 1994 to 2014 Fischer was chairman of the Hamburg state group in the Bundestag.[2]
In the 18th legislation period, Fischer was a member of the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure.[9]
In October 2016, Fischer announced that he would not stand in the2017 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[10]
Since November 2007, Fischer has been serving as president ofHamburg Football Association (HFV) and a board member ofGerman Football Association (DFB).[3]He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of theFederal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Foundation.[11]
In September 1994, Fischer received theGerman Order of Merit First Class.[12]
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