Rita Süssmuth is a German politician and a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). From 1985 to 1988, Süssmuth was federal minister of youth, family and health (also of women, since 1986) under Chancellor Helmut Kohl. She was a member of the German Federal Diet (Bundestag) from 1987 to 2002. After the resignation of Philipp Jenninger in 1988 she became president of the Bundestag. Wikipedia
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