Background
BANGEMANN, Martin was born on November 15, 1934 in Wanzleben. Parents: Martin Bangemann and Lotte Bangemann (née Teige).
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Martin BANGEMANN
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Education
Emden High School; University Tubingen and Munich, Law studies, 195562. Doctor of Philosophy, 1964. Spoken languages: English, French.
Career
Equivalent to Doctor of Juridical Science) in 1962, and qualified as an attorney in 1964. Moreover, he was vice-chair of the Committee on Budgets from 1978 to 1979. Bangemann was the German Federal Minister of Economics from 1984 to 1988.
In 1988, Bangemann joined the European Commission.
He was Commissioner for the internal market and industrial affairs in the Delors Commission from 1989 to 1995. He was then Commissioner for Industrial affairs, Information & Telecommunications Technologies in the Santer Commission from 1995 to 1999.
As commissioner he led a "high-level group" that drew up the report "Europe and the Global Information Society" in 1994. This document contained recommendations to the European Council on the measures that Europe should take regarding information infrastructure.
lieutenant became known as the "Bangemann report" and influenced many European Union policies.
Religion
Protestant
Membership
Freie Demokratische Partei (Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party)) since 1963, Deputy 1969, member Regional. National; Bundestag 1972-1980, 1987-1988, European Parliament. 1979-1984.
Interests
Connections
Spouse Renate Bauer, 1962. Children: Boris, Ulrich, Katja, Philipp, Lulu.
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Died
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Nationality
Germany -
Political Party
Free Democratic Party