Mathilde Berghofer-Weichner
Mathilde Berghofer-Weichner , née Weichner (born January 23, 1931 in Munich ; † May 29, 2008 ibid), was a German lawyer and politician for the CSU .
Life
After attending secondary school in Graefelfing , Mathilde Berghofer-Weichner studied law at the University of Munich and received her doctorate in 1957. After graduating, she briefly worked as a public prosecutor and ministerial advisor in Munich. She joined the CSU and in 1968 became the first woman to be deputy party leader.
From 1959 to 1965 Berghofer-Weichner was a member of the federal board of the Junge Union Deutschlands. She was a member of the Bavarian State Parliament from 1970 to 1994. From 1974 she was State Secretary in the Bavarian Ministry of Culture and the first woman in a Bavarian cabinet. From 1986 to 1993 she was the Bavarian Minister of Justice . From 1988 to 1993 she was also Deputy Prime Minister . In 1993 she was no longer appointed to the cabinet by Edmund Stoiber .
Politically, she was seen as a representative of a hard line in legal policy and made a name for herself as a declared opponent of abortion . Although she was a staunch Catholic , she represented church-political positions, including the possibility of opening the office of priest to women.
After parting from active political activity, she dealt with folk art and orchid cultivation .
Berghofer-Weichner died on May 29, 2008 after a long period of cancer and was buried in Stockdorf .
Awards
- Bavarian Order of Merit
- 1977: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
- 1981: Large Federal Cross of Merit
- 1986: Large Federal Cross of Merit with a star
- 1987: Bavarian Constitutional Medal in Gold
- 1989: Silver Citizen Medal of the City of Regensburg
- 1989: Bavarian State Medal for Social Merit
- 2002: Medal Bene Merenti of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences
Individual evidence
- ↑ On the death of Dr. Mathilde Berghofer-Weichner . Bavarian State Government. May 29, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ↑ The Iron Lady . Southgerman newspaper. May 17, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ Mathilde Berghofer-Weichner . In: Der Spiegel . No. 23 , 2008, p. 180 ( online - June 2, 2008 ).
- ↑ Straightforward and principled . Main Post. May 29, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
Web links
- Literature by and about Mathilde Berghofer-Weichner in the catalog of the German National Library
Hans Ehard (1945) | Wilhelm Hoegner (1945–1947) | Josef Müller (1947–1952) | Otto Weinkamm (1952–1954) | Fritz Koch (1954–1957) | Willi Ankermüller (1957–1958) | Albrecht Haas (1958–1962) | Hans Ehard (1962–1966) | Philipp Held (1966–1974) | Karl Hillermeier (1974–1982) | August Lang (1982–1986) | Mathilde Berghofer-Weichner (1986–1993) | Hermann Leeb (1993–1998) | Alfred Sauter (1998–1999) | Manfred Weiß (1999–2003) | Beate Merk (2003–2013) | Winfried Bausback (2013–2018) | Georg Eisenreich (since 2018)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berghofer-Weichner, Mathilde |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weichner, Mathilde (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and politician (CSU), MdL |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 2008 |
| Place of death | Munich |