Fischer english

Fische english

Honorary President of the Parliamentary
Assemblyof the Council of Europe

Address : D-48485 Neuenkirchen

9, Emsdettener Str.

Tel. : (49) 597 39 64 04 (private)

Tel. : (49) 597 39 96 01 (work)

Fax : (49) 597 39 96 00

Born on the 18th July 1935

Catholic, married, three children

Studies : philology at the Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster

- English, French and history

- Final examinations in 1959

Political activities (on the national and international level)

· 1968 : Joined the CDU.

· 1975-1991 : Chairman of the Women's Association of North-Rhine-Westphalia.

· Member of the Board of the CDU in North-Rhine-Westphalia.

· Member of the Bundestag since 1976.

· Committee of Foreign Affairs, Committee of Defense, Committee
Economic Cooperation

· Sub-Committee for Cultural Policy in the Committee of Foreign Affairs.

· Representative of the CDU/CSU-Parliamentary Group for the
Guest-Programm of the Federal Republic of Germany.

· Vice-Leader of the German delegation of the Interparliamentary Union.

· Member of the German IPU Delegation 1978-1998.

· Member of the German Committee for UNIFEM.

· Member of the Karl-Arnold-Foundation e.V.

· Member of the German Foundation of Berlin.

· Member of the Executive board of the German Atlantic Association e.V.

· Member of CARE Germany.

· 1985-1999 : Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
of Europe and of the Western European Union.

· Has been spokesperson for the German delegation in the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe

· Chaired the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Committee on Culture and Education

· Chaired the EPP Group at the Council of Europe from 1994-1996

· Member of the Political Committee of the Western European Union

· 1996-1999 : President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

· Member of the Standing Committee of the WEU.

· Member of the Presidential Committee of the WEU.

· Honorary Member of the German IPU Delegation and of the German CE Delegation

· Since 1999 : Honorary President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe