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Marion Caspers-Merk

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Marion Caspers-Merk
Caspers-Merk in 2005
In office
20 December 1990  27 October 2009
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byArmin Schuster
ConstituencyState list (1990–1998)
Lörrach – Müllheim
(1998–2009)
Personal details
Born (1955-04-24) 24 April 1955 (age 71)
Mannheim, West Germany
PartySocial Democratic
EducationFree University of Berlin
University of Freiburg

Marion Caspers-Merk (born 24 April 1955) is a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). She was a member of the Bundestag, representing Lörrach – Müllheim, and Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Health.[1][2] Alongside other prominent figures such as Kofi Annan and Javier Solana, Caspers-Merk served on the Global Commission on Drug Policy which advocates reforms in drug policies towards the regulation of all substances.[3][4]

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  1. "Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (BMG)".
  2. "Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (BMG)".
  3. Members of the Global Commission on Drug Policy
  4. Global Commission on Drug Policy Press Release (PDF) Archived 16 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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