Egon Klepsch
Egon Alfred Klepsch (January 30, 1930 – September 18, 2010.[1][2][3][4][5]) was a German politician (CDU).
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 | January 30, 1930 Bodenbach (Podmokly), Czechoslovakia |
| Died | September 18, 2010 (aged 80) Koblenz, Germany |
| Political party | CDU, EPP |
In 1979 Klepsch became chairman of the EPP parliamentary group. After he had stood in vain in 1982 for the office of President 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]
Honors
Malta : Honorary Companion of Honour of the National Order of Merit (25.03.1994[7])
References
- ↑ DER SPIEGEL 39/2010 - Egon Klepsch. m.spiegel.de. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- ↑ Ex-Bundestagsabgeordneter Klepsch ist tot[dead link]. SWR Nachrichten.
- ↑ Merkel: CDU trauert um Egon Klepsch Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. news aktuell.
- ↑ CDU-Politiker Egon Klepsch verstorben. op-online.de.
- ↑ CDU-Politiker Egon Klepsch verstorben Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. RP ONLINE.
- ↑ Home - MEPs - European Parliament. www.europarl.europa.eu.
- ↑ Prime Minister of Malta Website, Honorary Appointments to the National Order of Merit Archived October 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine