Career
He first gained a direct mandate as representative of Siegen-Wittgenstein and subsequently was elected from the land list. He served as president of the German Red Cross between 1982 and 1994.
politician member of the German Bundestag
He first gained a direct mandate as representative of Siegen-Wittgenstein and subsequently was elected from the land list. He served as president of the German Red Cross between 1982 and 1994.
He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union and represented the party in the Bundestag from 1965 to 1980.