Presidium of the 9th German Bundestag

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Richard Stücklen (right) and Richard von Weizsäcker

The Presidium of the 9th German Bundestag initially consisted of Bundestag President Richard Stücklen ( CSU ) and four deputies Annemarie Renger , Georg Leber (both SPD ), Richard von Weizsäcker ( CDU ) and Richard Wurbs ( FDP ).

Election of the President of the Bundestag

The election of the President of the Bundestag took place in the constituent session of the Bundestag, which was newly elected on October 5, 1980, on November 4, 1980. The electoral president and SPD parliamentary group leader Herbert Wehner led the election process . Since the Union continued to provide the strongest parliamentary group after the federal election, it traditionally had the right to appoint the President of the Bundestag. The Union parliamentary group leader Helmut Kohl proposed Richard Stücklen. He received 463 of the 515 votes cast, which was 89.90%.

Election of the vice-presidents

The election of the vice-presidents took place after the election of the president. The previous vice-presidents Annemarie Renger , Georg Leber (both SPD ), Richard von Weizsäcker ( CDU ) and Richard Wurbs ( FDP ) were proposed. The nominees were elected unanimously in a combined ballot.

change

Von Weizsäcker resigned from his office as deputy president on March 21, 1981, as he turned back to Berlin state politics. Therefore, on April 2, 1981, the CDU MP Heinrich Windelen was elected as his successor by a large majority.

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