Barbara Lüdemann

Barbara Lüdemann , b. Witte , (born April 28, 1922 in Wetzlar ; † February 21, 1992 there ) was a German politician ( FDP ).

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Barbara Lüdemann was born as the daughter of the mine director Wilhelm Witte and his wife Hildegard, geb. Große-Leege , born at Wetzlarer Turmstrasse 22.

On June 14, 1950 she married the pastor Christian Lüdemann (* 1917, † 1950) and moved with him to Schnega in the Lüneburg Heath . However, after only ten weeks, her husband passed away. Barbara Lüdemann then returned to her home country and in October 1950 became a teacher for agricultural household customers in Grünberg , and from 1954 in Wetzlar.

Lüdemann joined the FDP in 1964 and was a member of the district council of the Wetzlar district from 1964 to 1976 . In the 1972 federal election , she was the first to succeed on the state list of the FDP Hessen . After the death of Karl-Hermann Flach , Lüdemann became a member of the German Bundestag on September 4, 1973 . She represented her party in the economic committee and eventually became family policy spokeswoman for the FDP parliamentary group . Lüdemann was a member of the Bundestag until the end of the 7th electoral term in 1976. A move back was unsuccessful.

As a member of the district council, Barbara Lüdemann began arranging family care centers for children from Berlin-Neukölln , the partnership district of Wetzlar. Through her commitment she was able to place over 100 care positions throughout her life.

honors and awards

Lüdemann received the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon for her social commitment in November 1975 and the Letter of Honor from the State of Hesse in 1979 . In addition to numerous other honors, a street in the core city of Wetzlar today bears the name Barbara-Lüdemann-Straße .

literature

• Rudolf Vierhaus , Ludolf Herbst (eds.), Bruno Jahn (collaborators): Biographical manual of the members of the German Bundestag. 1949-2002. Vol. 1: A-M. KG Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-23782-0 , p. 521.
• Irene Jung: Wetzlar women in the 20th century . Ed .: Women's Office of the City of Wetzlar. Wetzlar 2009, p. 47-50 .