Norbert Blüm

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Norbert Blüm (21 July 1935 – 23 April 2020)[1][2][3][4] was a German politician. He was federal legislator from North Rhine-Westphalia, chairman of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia (1987–1999), and minister of labor and social affairs from 1982 to 1988. His slogan "The pension is safe" ("Die Rente ist sicher") has been remembered.[5] He was a member of the German Bundestag from 1972 to 1981 and from 1983 to 2002.

Blüm was born in Rüsselsheim am Main, then Nazi Germany. Due to a sepsis he was paralyzed in arms and legs since 2019.[6] He died on 23 April 2020 in Bonn, Germany at the age of 84.[7][8]

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References

  1. Lüke, Ulrich (24 April 2020). "Ein Großer der Bonner Republik" (in de). General Anzeiger (Bonn). https://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/news/politik/deutschland/norbert-bluem-ist-tot-nachruf-auf-einen-grossen-der-bonner-republik_aid-50222203. Retrieved 24 April 2020. 
  2. "Norbert Blüm ist gestorben" (in de). Die Zeit (Hamburg). 24 April 2020. https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2020-04/frueherer-arbeitsminister-norbert-bluem-gestorben. Retrieved 24 April 2020. 
  3. "Früherer Arbeitsminister Norbert Blüm gestorben" (in de). Süddeutsche Zeitung (Munich). 24 April 2020. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/norbert-bluem-gestorben-1.4887153. Retrieved 24 April 2020. 
  4. "Norbert Blüm gestorben" (in de). Der Spiegel (Hamburg). 24 April 2020. https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/norbert-bluem-frueherer-arbeitsminister-im-alter-von-84-jahren-gestorben-a-74ccbfb1-ce4f-4e06-b3d5-644ec7b31a23. Retrieved 24 April 2020. 
  5. "Germany's ex-Labor Minister Norbert Blüm dies | DW | 24.04.2020". DW.COM. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  6. (in de) Norbert Blüm nach Blutvergiftung von Schultern abwärts gelähmt. 11 March 2020. https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/norbert-bluem-nach-blutvergiftung-von-schultern-abwaerts-gelaehmt-a-7c030914-7fdc-4a54-8ffe-10e0491ad061. Retrieved 2020-04-25. 
  7. "Germany's ex-Labor Minister Norbert Blüm dies | DW | 24.04.2020". dw.com. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  8. "Norbert Blüm gestorben". tagesschau.de. Hamburg: Norddeutscher Rundfunk. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.