Egon Klepsch
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Egon Alfred Klepsch was a German politician (CDU
).
In the years 1963–1969 Dr. Klepsch was Federal leader of the Junge Union
. In 1965 he worked briefly as an election campaign manager for Ludwig Erhard
. In the same year he was elected to the German Bundestag
, to which he belonged until 1980.
Since 1964 Dr. Klepsch had been active at the European level. From 1973 he was a Member of the European Parliament
in parallel to the Bundestag. After the first direct election of the parliament in 1979 Klepsch became chairman of the EPP
parliamentary group. After he had stood in vain in 1982 for the office of President of the European Parliament
, he was elected in 1992 with the support of the EPP and PES
parliamentary groups. In 1994 he retired from the European Parliament and became an advisor to Deutschen Vermögensberatungs AG.
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
).
In the years 1963–1969 Dr. Klepsch was Federal leader of the Junge Union
Junge Union
The Junge Union Deutschlands or JU is the jointyouth organisation of the two conservative German political parties CDU and CSU...
. In 1965 he worked briefly as an election campaign manager for Ludwig Erhard
Ludwig Erhard
Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard was a German politician affiliated with the CDU and Chancellor of West Germany from 1963 until 1966. He is notable for his leading role in German postwar economic reform and economic recovery , particularly in his role as Minister of Economics under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer...
. In the same year he was elected to the German Bundestag
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
, to which he belonged until 1980.
Since 1964 Dr. Klepsch had been active at the European level. From 1973 he was a Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
in parallel to the Bundestag. After the first direct election of the parliament in 1979 Klepsch became chairman of the EPP
European People's Party
The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of...
parliamentary group. After he had stood in vain in 1982 for the office of President of the European Parliament
President of the European Parliament
The President of the European Parliament presides over the debates and activities of the European Parliament. He or she also represents the Parliament within the EU and internationally. The President's signature is required for enacting most EU laws and the EU budget.Presidents serve...
, he was elected in 1992 with the support of the EPP and PES
Party of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The...
parliamentary groups. In 1994 he retired from the European Parliament and became an advisor to Deutschen Vermögensberatungs AG.