2. German Bundestag

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The 2nd  German Bundestag existed between October 6, 1953 and October 6, 1957. In total, the 2nd German Bundestag met in 227 sessions, with the last session taking place on August 29, 1957. The 2nd Bundestag was constituted by the Bundestag elections of 1953 , which took place on September 6, 1953.

The senior president was Marie-Elisabeth Lüders from the FDP , for MP Konrad Adenauer ( CDU ), who as Federal Chancellor did not want to exercise the dignity of senior president.

On October 9, 1953, the 2nd Bundestag elected Konrad Adenauer as Chancellor with 305 (+11) yes votes, 148 (+11) no votes and 14 abstentions in the first ballot.

Members of the Bundestag

Factions in the plenum of the
Bundestag of the 2nd electoral period
(until October 15, 1957)

      
A total of 519 seats

At the beginning and end of the legislative period, the 2nd Bundestag had a total of 497 members (+22 Berlin members of the Bundestag ). The CDU / CSU had the highest proportion of seats with 243 (+6) seats (end: 261), followed by the SPD with 151 (+11) seats (end: 164). In addition, in the 2nd Bundestag were the FDP (48+5 seats at the end of 39 seats), the GB/BHE (27 seats at the end of 19 seats), the DP (15 seats at the end of 34 seats) and the center (3 seats at the end ). 2 seats) represented.

Presidium of the Bundestag

Hermann Ehlers was re-elected President of the Bundestag in the first session with 466 yes votes, 30 abstentions and 4 invalid votes. He died on October 29, 1954 as a result of a tonsil infection. On November 16, 1954, Eugen Gerstenmaier was elected his successor in the third ballot.

work

laws

A total of 877 legislative initiatives were introduced in the Bundestag, of which 446 were government bills, 17 were Bundesrat initiatives and 414 were Bundestag initiatives. A total of 507 laws were passed by the Bundestag during the second legislative period.

committees

The 2nd Bundestag had 38 standing committees.

parliamentary control

Inquiries, current hours and surveys

In total, there were 97 major inquiries and 377 minor inquiries during the legislature period of the 2nd Bundestag . There were also 44 question periods.

committees of inquiry

During the legislature period of the 2nd Bundestag there were three investigative committees .

1. Committee of Inquiry

On September 17, 1954, the 1st Committee of Inquiry, also known as the "John Case" Committee of Inquiry, was established. Sixteen meetings were held between November 10, 1954 and July 3, 1957. This committee of inquiry dealt with the questions surrounding the transfer of the President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution , Otto John , to the GDR on July 20, 1954.

2. Committee of Inquiry

On January 28, 1955, the 2nd committee of inquiry was set up, which is also known as the "Reconciliation of Reich and Federal Law - Committee of Inquiry ". Between March 25, 1955 and June 24, 1957, 4 meetings were held.

3. Committee of Inquiry

On February 23, 1956, the 3rd Committee of Inquiry was set up, which is also known as the "Import and Storage Office Committee of Inquiry". Between May 2, 1956 and May 23, 1957, 14 sessions were held.

venues

On October 19 and 20, 1955, the Bundestag met for its 106th and 107th sessions for the first time in its history in the then divided Berlin ; The large lecture hall of the Physics Institute of the Technical University served as the conference venue . The 163rd and 164th sessions took place there on October 10th and 11th, 1956. Otherwise, the Bundestag met in this electoral period in Bonn 's Bundeshaus , the plenary hall of which was demolished in 1987.

itemizations

  1. ↑ German Bundestag: Plenary Minutes 02/1 (PDF; 514 kB)
  2. ↑ German Bundestag: Plenary Minutes 03/1 (PDF; 455 kB)
  3. ↑ German Bundestag: Minutes of plenary session 02/227 (PDF; 3.2 MB)
  4. ↑ German Bundestag: Plenary Minutes 02/2 (PDF; 252 kB)
  5. ↑ German Bundestag: 60 years ago: Bundestag meets for the first time in Berlin
  6. ↑ German Bundestag: Reichstag building in divided Germany
  7. ↑ German Bundestag: Plenary Minutes 02/106 (PDF; 1.8 MB)
  8. ↑ German Bundestag: Plenary minutes 02/107 (PDF; 1.6 MB)
  9. ↑ German Bundestag: Minutes of plenary session 02/163 (PDF; 1.2 MB)
  10. ↑ German Bundestag: Minutes of plenary session 02/164 (PDF; 1.3 MB)