Maria von Welser
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Maria von Welser is a German TV journalist and the President of UNICEF Germany.
She is by marriage a member of the preeminent banking and merchant family Welser
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She is by marriage a member of the preeminent banking and merchant family Welser
Welser
Welser is the surname of an important German banking and merchant family, originally from Augsburg. Along with the Fugger family, the Welser family controlled various sectors of the European economy, and accumulated enormous wealth through trade and the German colonization of the...
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Honours
- Elisabeth-Selbert-Preis (2007)
- BundesverdienstkreuzBundesverdienstkreuzThe Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only general state decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has existed since 7 September 1951, and between 3,000 and 5,200 awards are given every year across all classes...
(1996) - Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Preis für Fernsehjournalisten (1996)
- Publizistikpreis der Landeshauptstadt München (1996)
- Frauenförderpreis für besonderes Engagagement von Frauen für Frauen (1996)
- Theodor-Heuss-Medaille (1996)
- Elisabeth-Norgall-Preis (1994, vom International Women’s Club of Frankfurt)
- Frau des Jahres (1993)
- Journalistenpreis der Deutschen Aids-Stiftung (1992)
- Silberne Ehrennadel der Stiftung Sicherheit im Skisport des DSV (1987)
Publications
- Maria von Welser, Münchner Oktoberfest Bummel, München 1982, ISBN 388781004X
- Maria von Welser, Ursula von der LeyenUrsula von der LeyenUrsula Gertrud von der Leyen is a German politician of the conservative Christian Democratic Union.Since 30 November 2009, she has served as the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the Second Cabinet Merkel. In the First Cabinet Merkel , she served as Federal Minister of Family...
, Wir müssen unser Land für die Frauen verändern. C. BertelsmannBertelsmannBertelsmann AG is a multinational media corporation founded in 1835, based in Gütersloh, Germany. The company operates in 63 countries and employs 102,983 workers , which makes it the most international media corporation in the world. In 2008 the company reported a €16.118 billion consolidated...
, Munich, 2007, ISBN 978-3-570-00959-8 - Maria von Welser, Leben im Teufelskreis: Kinderarmut in Deutschland – und keiner sieht hin, Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 2009, ISBN 978-3579068954