Dagmar Wöhrl
| Dagmar Wöhrl | |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
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Assumed office 1994 | |
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| Born |
May 5, 1954 Stein, Bavaria, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) |
| Spouse(s) | Hans Rudolf Wöhrl |
| Alma mater | University of Erlangen-Nuremberg |
Dagmar Gabriele Wöhrl, born as Winkler (born May 5, 1954 in Stein, Bavaria) is a German politician with the CSU.
Early life and career
As Dagmar Gabriele Winkler, she represented Germany in various beauty pageants: the 1973 Miss Universe beauty pageant where she did not place; the Miss International 1977 beauty pageant where she placed as 1st runner-up; the Miss World 1977[1] beauty pageant where she placed as 2nd runner-up; the 1977 Miss Europe beauty pageant (held in March 1978 having been postponed in 1977, yet still called Miss Europe 1977) where she placed as 1st runner-up. She was called "Miss Bundestag" when she joined the Bundestag in 1994.
Political career
In 1994, 1998, 2002, 2005 and 2005, Wöhrl was elected to the German Bundestag, representing Nuremberg North. In the first government of Chancellor Angela Merkel between 2005 and 2009, she served as parliamentary Secretary of State in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany) under ministers Michael Glos (2005-2009) and Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (2009).
In the negotiations to form a coalition government following the 2009 federal elections, Wöhrl was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on economic affairs and energy policy, led by Guttenberg and Rainer Brüderle. She has since served as Chairwoman of the Committee for Economic Cooperation and Development of the German Bundestag.[2] She is also a member of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with Arabic-Speaking States in the Middle East, which is in charge of maintaining inter-parliamentary relations with Bahrain, Irak, Yemen, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Palestinian territories.
In March 2015, Wöhrl accompanied German President Joachim Gauck on a state visit to Peru. In addition, she joined the delegations of Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Müller to Nigeria (2014), Ghana (2015), Liberia (2015) and the Central African Republic (2015).
Political positions
Development policy
When several Western countries froze their official development assistance for Uganda in response to the country's Anti-Homosexuality Act in 2014, Wöhrl warned that "stopping all the aid would only hit the poorest of poor once again."[3]
Peace-keeping on the African continent
Wöhrl has in the past voted in favor of German participation in United Nations peacekeeping missions as well as in United Nations-mandated European Union peacekeeping missions on the African continent, such as in Somalia – both Operation Atalanta and EUTM Somalia – (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015), Darfur/Sudan (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014), South Sudan (2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014), Mali – both EUTM Mali and MINUSMA – (2013, 2014 and 2015) and the Central African Republic (2014). She abstained from the vote on extending the mandate for Operation Atalanta in 2011.
European integration
On February 27, 2015, Wöhrl voted against the Merkel government’s proposal for a four-month extension of Greece's bailout; in doing so, she joined a record number of 29 dissenters from the CDU/CSU parliamentary group who expressed skepticism about whether the Greek government under Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras could be trusted to deliver on its reform pledges.[4] On July 17, she voted against the government’s proposal to negotiate a third bailout for Greece.[5]
Other activities (selection)
- Aktion Deutschland Hilft (Germany's Relief Coalition), Member of the Board of Trustees
- Bank J. Safra Sarasin, Member of the Supervisory Board[6][7]
- DORMERO Hotel AG, Member of the Supervisory Board
- GIZ, Member of the Supervisory Board
- Nürnberger Krankenversicherung, Member of the Supervisory Board
- Nürnberger Lebensversicherung, Member of the Supervisory Board
- Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Nuremberg, Member of the General Meeting
- Deutschlandradio, Member of the Supervisory Board
- German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (BVMW), Member of the Advisory Board
- German Federal Film Board (FFA), Member of the Supervisory Board
- Cultural and Social Foundation International Young Orchestra Academy, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg, Member of the University Council
- Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Tarabya Academy, Member of the Advisory Board
- Bavarian AIDS Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Center for European Economic Research (ZEW), Member of the Board of Trustees (2005-2009)
- German Investment and Development Corporation (DEG), Member of the Supervisory Board (2005-2009)
- Bank Sarasin AG, Frankfurt/Main, Member of the Advisory Board (2009-2013)
- Franconian International School, Member of the Board of Trustees (2009-2013)
- Nürnberger Allgemeine Versicherungs-AG, Member of the Supervisory Board (2009-2011)
Personal life
Wöhrl is the wife of the German CEO Hans Rudolf Wöhrl. In 2001 she was subject of much media coverage after her younger son Emanuel died because of an accident. Her older son Marcus ran for the European Parliament in 2004.
References
- ↑ The Guardian view on Miss World: nasty, but not as nasty as reality TV The Guardian, November 25, 2014.
- ↑ Stephan Wallace (April 29, 2014), Commentary: Bundestag Committees American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS).
- ↑ Philipp Sandner (February 27, 2014), [German aid for Uganda as yet unchanged] Deutsche Welle.
- ↑ Stephen Brown (February 27, 2015), Germany backs Greek extension but bailout fatigue grows Reuters.
- ↑ Paul Carrel (July 17, 2015), German lawmakers back Greek bailout despite rebellion; Tsipras sacks dissenters Reuters.
- ↑ Bank J. Safra Sarasin Ltd new Board of Directors announced, press release of June 12, 2013.
- ↑ Karsten Kammholz (March 23, 2014), Der pikante Nebenjob der CSU-Politikerin Wöhrl Die Welt.
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