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Dr. Norbert Lammert (born November 16, 1948 in Bochum) is a German politician (CDU). As of 2005, he...
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Dr. Norbert Lammert (born November 16, 1948 in Bochum) is a German politician (CDU). As of 2005, he is the President of the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament. According to the German order of precedence, this makes him Germany's second-highest ranking official after President Horst Köhler.
Following the 2005 federal elections, Lammert was elected by the Bundestag on October 18, 2005, to replace Wolfgang Thierse (SPD). Lammert received 564 of 607 votes cast, including most of the SPD's votes. He is a Catholic.
Michael F. Feldkamp (ed.), Der Bundestagspräsident. Amt - Funktion - Person. 16. Wahlperiode, München 2007, ISBN 978-3-7892-8201-0
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