Margot from Renesse
Margot von Renesse , née Gericke (born February 5, 1940 in Berlin ), is a German politician ( SPD ).
Life and work
After graduating from high school in 1958, von Renesse studied law at the University of Münster , which she completed with the first state examination in law. After the subsequent legal clerkship and the second state examination, she worked as a judge at the district and regional court in Bochum from 1972 .
In 1997 doctors diagnosed Parkinson's disease . She is the second chairwoman of the German Parkinson Association e. V.
Margot von Renesse is married and has four children, including the social judge Jan-Robert von Renesse .
Political party
She has been a member of the SPD since 1969 and was involved in the SPD's Legal and Internal Affairs Commission from 1976. She was also a member of the SPD district executive committee for Western Westphalia.
MPs
From 1990 to 2002 von Renesse was a member of the German Bundestag . Here it was from 1992 to 1994 deputy chairman of the commission of inquiry processing of history and consequences of the SED - dictatorship from 2000 to 2002 Chairwoman of the Study Commission on Law and Ethics of modern medicine . She also represented her parliamentary group in the negotiations on the Civil Partnership Act . For this she received in 2006 together with Volker Beck the Zivilcouragepreis of CSD Berlin .
Margot von Renesse entered the Bundestag via the North Rhine-Westphalia state list.
Awards
- 2004: Federal Cross of Merit (1st class)
- 2006: Civil courage prize of the CSD Berlin (together with Volker Beck)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Respect for decisions of conscience of those who think differently Convinced Protestant sets standards in family law and ethics Margot von Renesse becomes an honorary doctor of the RUB Evangelical Theology. Press release of the Ruhr University Bochum from June 18, 2004. Accessed December 3, 2018.
- ↑ Germany radio contribution from October 20, 2007.
- ↑ History of the Prize. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the Berliner CSD e. V., accessed on August 22, 2012.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Renesse, Margot von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gericke, Margot (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th February 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |