Background
BLUM, Norbert was born on July 21, 1935 in Russelsheim. Son of Christian and Margarete (nee Beck) Blum.
BLUM, Norbert was born on July 21, 1935 in Russelsheim. Son of Christian and Margarete (nee Beck) Blum.
Elementary school; evening school. Study of philosophy, Germanic studies, history, theology, D. Phil.
Chief Secretary, social committees, Christian Democratic Workers (CDA), 1968-1975. Member of federal Executive Committee, Christian Democratic Union, since 1969. County chairman, social committees, Christen Democratisch Appel (Christian Democratic Appeal) in RheinlandPfalz, 1974-1977.
Federal chairman, social committees, Christen Democratisch Appel (Christian Democratic Appeal), 1977-1987. Deputy chairman, CDU/CSU parly, group, 1980-1981. Deputy federal chairman, Christian Democratic Union, 1981 -.
Member of Chamber of Deputies, Berlin, 1981 -82. Senator of Federal Affairs. Federal delegate of the county of Berlin.
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. since 1982. County chairman, Christian Democratic Union in Nordrhein-Westfalen, May since 1987. Member of Bundestag, party list of Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Apprenticeship as toolmaker. Toolmaker; member of Industriegewerkschaft Metall (IGM: Metal Workers’ Union). Member of Catholic Workers’ Movement.
Editor, Soziale Ordnung, 1966-1968. Lecturer. Technical College of Higher Education, Mainz, since 1976.
Author: Johannes Albers, 1965, Reform oder Reaktion- Wohin geht die Christian Democratic Union?, 1972, Werkstücke. Aufsätze, Reden, Essays, 1967-1980, 1980, 40 Jahre Sozialstaat Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1989.
Catholic.
Federation; Bundestag 1972-1981, since 1983.
Reading, mountaineering.
Married Marita Binger. Children: Christian, Katrin, Anette.