Rudolf Seiters, born October 13, 1937 in Osnabrück, Germany is a German politician of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union) party. October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

From 1989-1991 he was Federal Minister for Special Affairs and the Head of the Office of the German Chancellery. From 1991-1993 he was the Minister of the Interior. From 1998-2002 he was the Vice President of the German Bundestag, or Parliament. Since 2003 he has been the President of the German Red Cross. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Federal Minister for Special Affairs (Bundesminister für besondere Aufgaben) is a federal minister without portfolio of Germany. ... Kanzleramt, view from the Reichstag Kanzleramt Kanzleramt, view from Spree Kanzleramt Kanzleramt The German Chancellery (in German, Bundeskanzleramt, or more commonly: Kanzleramt) is the administrative body of the Chancellor of Germany. ... The Federal Ministry of the Interior (in German, Bundesministerium des Innern) is a ministry of the German federal government. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... The Bundestag (Federal Diet) is the parliament of Germany. ... The Anarchist Black Cross was originally called the Anarchist Red Cross. The band Redd Kross was originally called Red Cross. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Life and Jobs

After graduating from the Gymnasium Carolinium in Osnabrück in 1959, Seiters graduated from the University of Münster with a degree in Jurisprudence, finishing his first examinations (roughly equivalent to bachelor's degree) in 1963, and his second examination (professional degree) in 1967. From 1968-69 he was a legal assistant in the office of the Osnabrück Department of the Economy and Social Housing. Since November, 2003 he has been the President of the German Red Cross. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Secondary education. ... The University of Münster (German Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, WWU) is a public university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. ... Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He is married with three daughters and lives in Papenburg. In 2000 he was given an honorary doctorate from the Universität der Bundeswehr in Munich (University of the Military). Papenburg is a city in the district of Emsland in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated at the river Ems. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Party

Since 1958 he has been a member of the CDU. From 1963 till 1965 he was the Borough-president of the Osnabrück-Emsland chapter of the CDU youth organization Junge Union. Then from 1965-1968 he was the of the president of the state chapter in Hannover and from 1968-1971 of the newly founded Lower Saxony chapter. From 1967-1971 he was furthermore a member of the Federal Executive Board of the Junge Union and then from 1971-1973 a member of the Federal Managing Board of the CDU itself. From 1972-1998 he was deputy secretary of the CDU in Lower Saxony and from 1992-1998 also a member of the CDU National Executive Committee. This article needs cleanup. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Emsland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... The Junge Union (Young Christian Democrats) or JU is the joint youth organisation of the two German political parties CDU and CSU. The Junge Union has about 130,000 members and is the biggest political youth organisation of Germany and Europe. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

As a Representative

From 1969-2002 Mr. Seiters was a member of the German Parliament, the [[Bundestag ]]. There he served from 1971-1976 and from 1982-1984 as an Executive Officer (Geschäftsfuehrer) of the CDU/CSU parliamentary fraction and from 1984-1989 he was the Party's fraction Head Executive Officer. After the elections in 1994, he became the deputy Chair of the party's Bundestag fraction, a position he retained until 1998 when he became the Vice President of the Bundestag 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The acronym CSU, when used by itself, can refer to: The California State University system Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. The Connecticut State University System Channel Service Unit - a WAN equivalent of a network interface card a Crime Scene Unit - a group of crime scene investigators who respond... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 13th German federal election, 1994 was conducted on October 16, 1994, to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of Germany. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

In the Cabinet

Mr. Seiter was named on April 21, 1989 as the Federal Minister for Special Affairs and the Head of the Office of the German Chancellery. Then on November 26, 1991 he was the Minister of the Interior. On June 27, 1993 in a German Police raid in the train station of the mecklenburgian town of Bad Kleinen, both the wanted terrorist of the Red Army Faction (RAF), Wolfgang Grams, and a GSG 9 agent, Michael Newrzella, lost their lives. Seiters took responsibility for the raid and stepped down on July 4, 1993 April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Federal Minister for Special Affairs (Bundesminister für besondere Aufgaben) is a federal minister without portfolio of Germany. ... Kanzleramt, view from the Reichstag Kanzleramt Kanzleramt, view from Spree Kanzleramt Kanzleramt The German Chancellery (in German, Bundeskanzleramt, or more commonly: Kanzleramt) is the administrative body of the Chancellor of Germany. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Federal Ministry of the Interior (in German, Bundesministerium des Innern) is a ministry of the German federal government. ... The coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Western-Pommerania Mecklenburg is a geographical area located in Northern Germany. ... Red Army Faction Insignia - a Red Star and a Heckler & Koch MP5 The Red Army Faction (or Red Army Fraction; also commonly known as the Baader-Meinhof Group [or Gang]; in German: Rote Armee Fraktion or simply RAF), was postwar West Germanys most active and prominent left-wing terrorist... Wolfgang Grams (March 6, 1953 - June 27, 1993) was a member of the terrorist group Red Army Faction. ... Grenzschutzgruppe 9 (GSG 9 - Border protection group 9) is a German counter-terrorism unit, and is considered to be among the best of such units in the world. ... Michael Nerwzella (September 1967 - June 27, 1993) was a german police officer and member of the famous GSG 9. ... For the United States holiday, the Fourth of July, see Independence Day (United States). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Cabinets

Mr. Seiters was a member of the Cabinet Kohl III and Cabinet Kohl IV The third cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on March 12, 1987 and laid down its function on January 17, 1991. ... The fourth cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on January 18, 1991 and laid down its function on November 15, 1994. ...

Links

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This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of November 17, 2006. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...