Egon Alfred Klepsch | |
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| 17th President of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1992–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Enrique Barón Crespo |
| Succeeded by | Klaus Hänsch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1930-01-30)January 30, 1930 Bodenbach (Podmokly),Czechoslovakia |
| Died | September 18, 2010(2010-09-18) (aged 80) Koblenz,Germany |
| Political party | CDU,EPP |
Egon Alfred Klepsch (January 30, 1930 – September 18, 2010.[1][2][3][4][5]) was a German politician (CDU).
In 1979 Klepsch became chairman of theEPP parliamentary group. After he had stood in vain in 1982 for the office ofPresident of the European Parliament, he was elected in 1992. In 1994 he retired from the European Parliament and became an advisor to Deutschen Vermögensberatungs AG.[6]
Malta :Honorary Companion of Honour of theNational Order of Merit (25.03.1994[7])
Thisshort article about a person or group of people can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia byadding to it.| Common Assembly: 1952–1958 | |
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| Parliamentary Assembly: 1958–1962 | |
| European Parliament (appointed): 1962–1979 | |
| European Parliament (elected): 1979–present | |
