Schleicher, Ursula (1933–)

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Schleicher, Ursula (1933–)

German politician. Born May 15, 1933, in Aschaffenburg, Germany.

Member of the Bundestag (1972–80); served as president of the European Women's Union (1983–87) and vice-president of the European Movement; as a member of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats, elected to European Parliament (1979); served as vice-president of EP (1994–99) and president of the Parliamentary Society in the EP (1998). Awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit, Federal Order of Merit, First Class (1990), Gold medal of the Bavarian constitution (1996), Robert Schuman Medal of the EPP Group (1998), Grand Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2001), and Bavarian Environment Medal (2001).

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