6th German Bundestag

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The 6th  German Bundestag existed between October 20, 1969 and December 13, 1972. In total, the 6th German Bundestag met in 199 sessions, with the last session taking place on September 22, 1972. The composition of the 6th Bundestag was determined by the 1969 Bundestag election , which took place on September 28, 1969.

Age president was William Borm ( FDP ).

On October 21, 1969, the 6th Bundestag elected Willy Brandt ( SPD ) with 251 (+14) yes-votes, 235 (+8) no-votes, 4 invalid votes and 5 abstentions in the first ballot for Federal Chancellor .

Members of the Bundestag


Parliamentary groups in the plenary session of the Bundestag for the 6th electoral term
(until December 13, 1972)

   
A total of 518 seats

At the beginning and at the end of the legislative period, the 6th Bundestag had a total of 496 members (+22 Berlin members of the Bundestag ). The CDU / CSU had the highest share of seats with 242 (+8) seats (end: 258), followed by the SPD with 224 (+13) seats (end: 233). In addition, the FDP (30 + 1 seats at the end of 27 seats) was represented in the 6th Bundestag .

Presidium of the Bundestag

Kai-Uwe von Hassel was re-elected President of the Bundestag in the first session with 411 votes in favor, 72 against and 34 abstentions.

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Laws

A total of 577 legislative initiatives were introduced in the Bundestag, of which 362 are based on government proposals, 44 on initiatives by the Bundesrat and 171 on initiatives by the Bundestag. A total of 335 laws were passed by the Bundestag during the 6th legislative period.

Committees

The 6th Bundestag had 17 standing committees.

Parliamentary control

Inquiries, current hours and surveys

In total, there were 31 large inquiries and 569 small inquiries during the legislative period of the 6th Bundestag . There were also 8 current hours and 176 question hours .

Committees of inquiry

During the legislative period of the 6th Bundestag there was a committee of inquiry .

1. Committee of Inquiry

On October 1, 1971, the 1st Committee of Inquiry, also known as the " Pan International Committee of Inquiry", was established. Between October 13, 1971 and September 28, 1972, 27 meetings were held.

Special sessions

There were two special sessions during the 6th parliamentary term (the 62nd session on July 10, 1970 and the 63rd session on July 11, 1970).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ German Bundestag: Plenary Protocol 06/1 (PDF file)
  2. ↑ German Bundestag: Plenary Protocol 07/1 (PDF file)
  3. ↑ German Bundestag: Plenary Protocol 06/199 (PDF file)
  4. ↑ German Bundestag: Plenary Protocol 06/2 (PDF file)
  5. ^ German Bundestag: Protocol of July 10, 1970
  6. ^ German Bundestag: Protocol of July 11, 1970