Emil Schlee (21 October 1922 – 26 February 2009) was a German historian and politician with theCDU andREP. He was born inSchwerin and died inSchwentinental.
A noted history academic, Schlee had long called for the restoration of Germany to her 1937 borders, arguing that "if the heart ofEurope is sick, then Europe can not be healthy and will not be healthy".[1] Politically he first came to prominence as a spokesman for theexpellees before serving as a member of the CDU.[2] He left the party in 1985.[3]
Joining the REP Schlee served as aMember of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1989 to 1994 for REP. Although he was not associated with theHarald Neubauer-Johanna Grund dissident faction he did clash withFranz Schönhuber as he opposed the leader's plans to co-operate withfar right groups such asFront National andVlaams Blok in the European Parliament.[4] Ultimately Sclhee, party chairman inSchleswig-Holstein, stood against Schönhuber for the leadership of the party at the annual conference in Ruhstorf in 1990 but was defeated 179–376 with Neubauer's supporters storming out during the vote.[5]
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