Agnes Hürland-Büning

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Agnes Hürland-Büning b. Oleynik (born May 17, 1926 in Dorsten ; † March 9, 2009 there ) was a German politician . From 1977 to 1983 she was chairwoman of the CDU district association Recklinghausen and from 1979 to 1983 deputy chairwoman of the CDU regional association Westphalia-Lippe. From 1987 to 1991 she was Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Defense . As an industry lobbyist, Hürland-Büning was involved in the CDU donation affair.

Career

Hürland-Büning was a real estate agent until 1968, then a secretary and until 1972 she worked as an employment agency. Then she moved into the Bundestag at the age of 46 . She led a rather inconspicuous parliamentary existence until Helmut Kohl brought her to the cabinet in 1987 as Parliamentary State Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Defense . In 1991 she left the Bundestag.

Investigations

According to the report of the committee of inquiry into the donation affair, Hürland-Büning concluded dubious consultancy contracts with Thyssen , Elf Aquitaine and E-Plus worth DM 10 million after her time in the Federal Ministry of Defense . For example, she campaigned against the construction of a pipeline from Wilhelmshaven to Leuna , which could have endangered the refinery project in Saxony-Anhalt.

She had to give up her work in the Bundeswehr Future Commission (so-called Weizsäcker Commission ) after the investigative committee had discovered her involvement in the Leuna affair . The BILD newspaper called her "Frau Raffzahn" because she is said to own houses and apartments in Dorsten, Schermbeck , Dresden , Annaberg-Buchholz , Freital and Dietfurt an der Altmühl , but suspended her trade tax due to allegedly deficit real estate. According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung , the city of Dorsten's tax liability alone amounted to 282,856 euros in 2002. Since then, she has paid off her arrears with monthly installments of EUR 1,000.

In 2000, the Düsseldorf public prosecutor initiated an investigation against Agnes Hürland-Büning for serious fraud , false statements and tax evasion. In 2007, the Düsseldorf Regional Court suspended the proceedings due to the incapacity to stand trial until further notice. In August 2008 the proceedings were finally abandoned "because the defendants were permanently unable to stand trial".

A request made by the SPD in Dorsten in August 2007 to commission the local auditing office to review the deferral case did not find a majority.

Agnes Hürland-Büning died on March 9, 2009 in Dorsten.

"Hürland exit"

On the A 31 there is an unmarked junction from or to the south between the Dorsten and Schermbeck junctions, which can be reached from the Holsterhausen car park. This exit is called the “Hürland exit” - in reference to the former Secretary of State for Defense who used to live in the immediate vicinity. This allusion goes back to the fact that the hidden exit is said to have been built as a shortcut for Hürland-Büning's way to the ministry in Bonn.

Honors

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Der Spiegel 3/2000, p. 30, accessed on July 9, 2012

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personal data
SURNAME Hürland-Büning, Agnes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Oleynik, Agnes (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag, industry lobbyist
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Dorsten
DATE OF DEATH March 9, 2009
Place of death Dorsten