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Willy Wimmer | |
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| Vice President of theOSCE | |
| In office 1985–1992 | |
| Parliamentary State Secretary | |
| In office 1985–1992 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office 1977–2009 | |
| Member ofMönchengladbach City Council | |
| In office 1969–1980 | |
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| Born | (1943-05-18)May 18, 1943 (age 82) Mönchengladbach, Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union of Germany |
Willy Wimmer (born 18 May 1943) is a German politician belonging to theChristian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). He was a member of theBundestag from 1976 to 2009.
Wimmer was born 1943 in the German town ofMönchengladbach and studiedlaw at theUniversity of Cologne.[1]
Wimmer entered the CDU in 1959 and served on thecity council in his home townMönchengladbach from 1969 to 1980.
Wimmer was elected as a 'Direktkandidat' (direct candidate) to the Bundestag in 1977 for the first time.[2]
From 1985 to 1992 Wimmer was 'Parlamentarischer Staatssekretär' (parliamentary state secretary), a parliament-elected bureaucratic post in the Ministry of Defence.
In 1994, Wimmer was elected vice president of theOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.[3]
Wimmer is an outspoken lobbyist of military interventions.[4]
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