Heiner Geißler
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Heiner Geißler (born March 3, 1930) is a German politician with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party.
Geißler studied law and philosophy in Munich and Tübingen, where he graduated in 1960.
Geißler was German minister for youth, family and health from 1982 to 1985, and also general secretary of the CDU from 1977 to 1989. Geißler has announced he had become a member of ATTAC network[1], this happened weeks before the 2007 G8 summit, which Germany, holding the 2007 G8 presidency, is hosting. Geißler himself said that his joining of attac has to been seen in the context of the upcoming G8 summit.[2]
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- ^ G-8-GIPFEL Heiner Geißler tritt Attac bei (German). Spiegel.de. Der Spiegel / asc/AFP (2007-05-16). Retrieved on 2007-05-26.
- ^ interview with Björn Hengst (2007-05-16). ATTAC-NEUMITGLIED HEINER GEISSLER "Die Globalisierung läuft aus dem Ruder" (German). Spiegel.de. Der Spiegel. Retrieved on 2007-05-26.
