Konrad Gilges | |
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![]() Gilges in 2021 | |
Member of the Bundestag for Cologne III | |
In office 4 November 1980 –17 October 2002 | |
Preceded by | Hubert Weber |
Succeeded by | Rolf Mützenich |
Personal details | |
Born | (1941-02-13)13 February 1941 (age 83) Cologne,North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Occupation | Politician |
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From 1973 to 1979,he was the Federal Chairman of the Socialist Youth of Germany –The Falcons and from 1977 to 1979,he was the Chairman of the German Federal Youth Ring [ de ]. [1] In 2021,Gilges and Lisa Herzog were awarded the Hans Böckler Prize of the City of Cologne [ de ]. [2]
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