Dr. Guido Westerwelle - Köln, NRW, Germany
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N 50° 56.371 E 006° 55.084
32U E 353728 N 5645163
DE: Das Grab des ehemaligen Aussenministers Dr. Guido Westerwelle befindet sich auf dem Kölner Friedhof Melaten. EN: The grave of the former Foreign Minister Dr. Guido Westerwelle is at the Melaten cemetery in Cologne.
Waymark Code: WM13XPN
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 03/08/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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DE: Guido Westerwelle wurde am 27. Dezember 1961 in Bad Honnef geboren. Er studierte zwischen 1980 und 1987 Rechtswissenschaften, war dann ab 1991 als Rechtsanwalt zugelassen und schrieb 1994 seine Doktorarbeit. Bereits 1980 trat er der Freien Demokratischen Partei (FDP) bei, 1988 wechselte er in den Bundesvorstand. 1996 erhielt er dann ein Abgeordnetenmandat, zum Parteivorsitzenden wurde er dann im Mai 2001 gewählt.

Mit der Bundestagswahl im Jahr 2009 übernahm Westerwelle das Amt des Aussenministers unter Kanzlerin Merkel, welches er bis Oktober 2013 ausübte. Im Juni 2014 wurde bei ihm eine akute Leukämie diagnostiziert, von der er nicht geheilt werden konnte. Westerwelle verstarb am 18. März 2016 an den Folgen seiner Krankheit.

Quelle: Guido Westerwelle (Deutsche Wikipedia)


EN: Guido Westerwelle was born on December 27th, 1961 in Bad Honnef. He studied law between 1980 and 1987, was then admitted to the bar in 1991 and wrote his doctoral thesis in 1994. In 1980 he joined the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and in 1988 he moved to the federal executive committee. In 1996 he received a mandate and was elected party chairman in May 2001.

With the federal election in 2009, Westerwelle took over the office of Foreign Minister under Chancellor Merkel, which he held until October 2013. In June 2014 he was diagnosed with acute leukemia from which he could not be cured. Westerwelle died on March 18th, 2016 as a result of his illness.

Source: Guido Westerwelle (German Wikipedia)

Description:
Dr. Guido Westerwelle was a politician, chairman of the free democratic party (FDP), parliamentary group leader of his party in the German Bundestag as well as foreign minister and vice chancellor between 2009 and 2013.


Date of birth: 12/27/1961

Date of death: 03/18/2016

Area of notoriety: Politics

Marker Type: Headstone

Setting: Outdoor

Visiting Hours/Restrictions: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. in winter / 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. in summer

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