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Gerda Hasselfeldt (born 7 July 1950 in Straubing)〔(The International Who's Who of Women 2002 by Elizabeth Sleeman, pg 237 )〕 is a Bavarian politician (CSU). She currently serves as deputy chairperson of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group and chairwoman of the Bundestag group of CSU parliamentarians. ==Political career== An economist by training,〔William Tuohy (April 14, 1989), (Kohl Shuffles Cabinet to Aid Image Before Election ) ''Los Angeles Times''.〕 Hasselfeldt first became a Member of the German Bundestag in the 1987 federal elections and was appointed Federal Minister for Regional Planning, Building and Urban Development by then-Chancellor Helmut Kohl in a cabinet reshuffle〔William Tuohy (April 14, 1989), (Kohl Shuffles Cabinet to Aid Image Before Election ) ''Los Angeles Times''.〕 two years later.〔(Gerda Hasselfeldt ) CDU/CSU.〕 From 1991, Hasselfeldt served as Federal Minister for Health. She announced her resignation on April 27, 1992, saying the arrest of her close aide Reinhard Hoppe for allegedly spying for Poland had damaged her health.〔(German Health Minister Resigns; Alleged Spy In Ministry Uncovered ) ''Associated Press'', April 27, 1992.〕〔Tamara Jones (April 29, 1992), (German Reversal Leaves Official Out in the Cold ) ''Los Angeles Times''.〕 She was succeeded by Horst Seehofer.〔(Markets and medicine: the politics of health care reform in Britain, Germany ... by Susan Giaimo, pgs 111-112 )〕 Hasselfeldt was financial policy spokeswoman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group for seven years. In 2002 she became the first deputy chairwoman of the parliamentary group.〔(Gerda Hasselfeldt ) CDU/CSU.〕 During the 2005 election campaign, she took charge of agriculture, consumer protection and the environment in Angela Merkel’s nine-member shadow cabinet.〔Judy Dempsey (August 18, 2005), (Merkel puts small team forward ) ''International Herald Tribune''.〕 After the federal elections in 2005 and 2009, Hasselfeldt was elected Vice President of the German Bundestag. She held this office until she was elected to the head of the Bundestag group of CSU parliamentarians in 2011, succeeding Hans-Peter Friedrich.〔(Gerda Hasselfeldt ) CDU/CSU.〕 She has since led the group with her co-chair from the CDU, Volker Kauder. In that capacity, Hasselfeldt is also a member of the parliament’s Council of Elders, which – among other duties – determines daily legislative agenda items and assigning committee chairpersons based on party representation. Hasselfeldt also serves on the Committee on the Election of Judges, which is in charge of appointing judges to the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany. Since 2014, she has been member of a parliamentary body in charge of appointing judges to the other Highest Courts of Justice, namely the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), the Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG), the Federal Fiscal Court (BFH), the Federal Labour Court (BAG), and the Federal Social Court (BSG). In the negotiations to form a coalition government following the 2013 federal elections, Hasselfeldt was part of the 15-member leadership circle chaired by Angela Merkel, Horst Seehofer and Sigmar Gabriel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gerda Hasselfeldt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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