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Fritz Wittmann

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Fritz Wittmann
In office
22 August 1996  26 October 1998
Preceded bySimon Wittmann
Succeeded byGeorg Girisch
ConstituencyWeiden
In office
6 September 1971  10 November 1994
Preceded byWolfgang Pohle
Succeeded byJohannes Singhammer
ConstituencyKempten (1971–1972)
State list (1972–1983)
Munich North (1983–1994)
Personal details
Born(1933-03-21)21 March 1933
Planá, Czechoslovakia
Died17 October 2018(2018-10-17) (aged 85)
Munich, Germany
PartyChristian Social Union
Children3, including Mechthilde
EducationLMU Munich

Fritz Wittmann (21 March 1933 – 17 October 2018)[1] was a German politician (CSU) and lawyer.

Biography

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Wittmann was born in Planá in Czechoslovakia's region of Egerland (today Planá in the Czech Republic). He was a member of the German Parliament (first elected in 1971), where he represented Munich North, and president of the Federation of Expellees (Bund der Vertriebenen) from 1994 to 1998. He was succeeded as president of the federation by Erika Steinbach (CDU).

He was a colonel in the reserve and recipient of the Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr in Gold.

Personal life

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Wittmann was married and had three children. His daughter Mechthilde Wittmann is a CSU politician.

References

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  1. "BdV trauert um Dr. Fritz Wittmann". 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018.
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