Klaus Hänsch
Klaus Hänsch | |
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 Official portrait, 1994 | |
| President of the European Parliament | |
| In office 19 July 1994 – 14 January 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Egon Klepsch |
| Succeeded by | José María Gil-Robles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1938 Sprottau, Gau Lower Silesia, Germany (modern Szprotawa, Poland) |
| Died | 4 August 2026 (aged 87) Erkrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Party | SPD, PES |
Klaus Hänsch (15 December 1938 – 4 August 2026) was a German politician. He served as President of the European Parliament from 1994 to 1997.
Hänsch was a Member of the European Parliament representing the SPD from 17 July 1979 until 13 July 2009 and sat with the Party of European Socialists group. He was vice-chairman of the PES group from 1989 until 2009, except during his time as President of the European Parliament.
Hänsch died in Erkrath, Germany on 4 August 2026, at the age of 87.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Die NRWSPD trauert um Klaus Hänsch (in German)
External links
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Media related to Klaus Hänsch at Wikimedia Commons
- (in German) Official site Archived 2 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Klaus Hänsch at IMDb
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