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German politician and lawyer (1904–1975)

Hans Furler
President of the European Parliament
In office
18 March 1960 – 27 March 1962
Preceded byRobert Schuman
Succeeded byGaetano Martino
In office
27 November 1956 – 19 March 1958
Preceded byGiuseppe Pella
Succeeded byRobert Schuman
Personal details
Born(1904-06-05)5 June 1904
Lahr, German Empire
Died29 June 1975(1975-06-29) (aged 71)
Achern, West Germany
Political partyChristian Democratic Union
European People's Party

Hans Furler (5 June 1904 – 29 June 1975) was a German Christian-democrat politician. He was the president of the European Parliament (or, more precisely, precursors of the European Parliament) from 1956 to 1958 and from 1960 to 1962.

Early life

Furler was born in Lahr in the Baden portion of the Black Forest. After graduating from Lahr grammar school, Furler studied law in Freiburg in Breisgau, Berlin and Heidelberg. In 1925 he passed his first state examination and in 1928 he earned his doctorate with a thesis on "The Police's emergency measures and the state's obligation to compensate".

In December 1928, he passed the assessor's examination and first worked as an advocate in Pforzheim. Since 1930 he also lectured in patent law.

In 1932, he habilitated at Technical University Karlsruhe. In 1940, the University appointed him extraordinary professor for industrial property and copyright.

From 1945 to 1948, he worked as the lawyer of a paper factory owned by his in-laws. In 1948 he opened a new law firm in Freiburg.

After 1950, he lectured at the Albert-Ludwigs-University in Freiburg.

German politics

In 1952, Furler joined the Christian-Democratic Union and was soon elected chairman of the economic council of the party's Baden branch.

Furler was a member of the Bundestag from 1953 until 1972, representing the constituency of Offenburg. Until 1957, he was vice chairman of the committee for industrial property and copyright, in 1957 he was briefly chairman of the special committee "common market/EURATOM". From 1959 to 1960 he was chairman of the committee of foreign affairs.

European politics

From 1955 to 1973, he also was a member of the precursors to the European Parliament, first of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (1955–1958) and then of the European Parliamentary Assembly of the European Communities (1958–1973). He served as president of these bodies from 1956 to 1958 and from 1960 to 1962 and as vice president from 1962 to 1973.

From 1958 to 1966, he was President of the German Council of the European Movement.

Death

Furler died on 29 June 1975 in Achern.

Selected works

  • Das polizeiliche Notrecht und die Entschädigungspflicht des Staates, Diss.jur., Heidelberg 1928
  • "Parlamente über den Nationen. Entwicklung, Zustand und Aussichten in Europa", in: Die Politische Meinung, 1957, Heft 11, pp. 17–28.
  • Reden und Aufsätze 1953–1957 (undated)
  • Im neuen Europa. Erlebnisse und Erfahrungen im Europäischen Parlament, Frankfurt/Main 1963

Further reading

  • Horst Ferdinand, Adolf Kohler. Für Europa. Hans Furlers Lebensweg. Bonn 1977.
  • Claudia Philipp. "Hans Furler – Ein Europäer der ersten Stunde", in: Die Osterweiterung der EU. Stuttgart 2004.
  • Georg Lutz et al. Europa – eine Vision wird Wirklichkeit. Hans Furler 1904–1975. Oberkirch, 2004
European Union Presidents of the European Parliament
Common Assembly: 1952–1958
Parliamentary Assembly: 1958–1962
European Parliament (appointed): 1962–1979
European Parliament (elected): 1979–present
Members of the 2nd Bundestag (1953–1957)
President: Eugen Gerstenmaier (CDU)
CDU/CSU
CDU and CSU
Speaker: Heinrich von Brentano until 7 June 1955; Heinrich Krone from 15 June 1955]]
  • CVP:
  • Ruland (from 4 January 1957, from 23 May 1957 Guest of CDU/CSU-Fraktion)
  • Schneider (from 4 January 1957, Non-attached, from 23 May 1957 Guest of CDU/CSU-Fraktion)
SPD
SPD
Speaker: Erich Ollenhauer
FDP
FDP
Speaker: Erich Mende
  • Members:
  • Atzenroth
  • Becker
  • Berg (from 27 June 1955, from 23 February 1956 Non-attached, from 15 March 1956 Demokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (DA), from 26 June 1956 FVP, from 14 March 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Blank (from 23 February 1956 Non-attached, from 15 March 1956 Demokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (DA), from 26 June 1956 FVP, from 14 March 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Blücher (from 23 February 1956 Non-attached, from 15 March 1956 Demokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (DA), from 26 June 1956 FVP, from 14 March 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Bucher
  • Dannemann (until 1 July 1955)
  • Dehler
  • Drechsel
  • Eberhard
  • Euler (from 23 February 1956 Non-attached, from 15 March 1956 Demokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (DA), from 26 June 1956 FVP, from 14 March 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Fassbender (from 18 November 1955 DP, from 14 March 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Friese-Korn
  • Frühwald
  • Gaul
  • Golitschek (from 18 April 1956)
  • Graaff (from 4 July 1955)
  • Hammer
  • Held (from 13 September 1954)
  • Henn (from 23 February 1956 Non-attached, from 15 March 1956 Demokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (DA), from 26 June 1956 FVP, from 14 March 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Hepp (from 23 February 1956 Non-attached, from 15 March 1956 Demokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (DA), from 26 June 1956 FVP, from 14 March 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Hoffmann
  • Hübner (from 23 February 1956 Non-attached, from 15 March 1956 Demokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (DA), from 26 June 1956 FVP, from 14 March 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Hütter (from 29 September 1955)
  • Ilk
  • Jentzsch
  • Kühn
  • Lahr (from 23 February 1956 Non-attached, from 15 March 1956 Demokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (DA), from 26 June 1956 FVP, from 14 March 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Lenz
  • Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (from 6 June 1957 Non-attached, from 25 June 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Luchtenberg (from 18 September 1954, until 9 April 1956)
  • Lüders
  • Manteuffel (from 23 February 1956 Non-attached, from 15 March 1956 Demokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (DA), from 26 June 1956 FVP, from 14 March 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Margulies
  • Mauk
  • Mayer (until 14 May 1956)
  • Mende
  • Middelhauve (until 10 September 1954)
  • Miessner
  • Neumayer (from 23 February 1956 Non-attached, from 15 March 1956 Demokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (DA), from 26 June 1956 FVP, from 14 March 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Onnen
  • Pfleiderer (until 20 September 1955)
  • Preiß (from 23 February 1956 Non-attached, from 15 March 1956 Demokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (DA), from 26 June 1956 FVP, from 14 March 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Preusker (from 23 February 1956 Non-attached, from 15 March 1956 Demokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (DA), from 26 June 1956 FVP, from 14 March 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Rademacher
  • Reif
  • Schäfer (from 23 February 1956 Non-attached, from 15 March 1956 Demokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (DA), from 26 June 1956 FVP, from 14 March 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Scheel
  • Schloß
  • Schneider (from 23 February 1956 Non-attached, from 15 March 1956 Demokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (DA), from 26 June 1956 FVP, from 14 March 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Schwann
  • Stahl
  • Stammberger
  • Starke
  • Stegner (from 13 January 1954 Non-attached, from 6 February 1957 GB/BHE)
  • Weber (from 15 May 1956)
  • Wellhausen (from 23 February 1956 Non-attached, from 15 March 1956 Demokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (DA), from 23 June 1956 CDU/CSU)
  • Weyer (until 17 September 1954)
  • Will
  • Wirths (until 16 June 1955)
  • DPS:
  • Schneider (from 4 January 1957, Guest of FDP-Fraktion)
  • Schwertner (from 4 January 1957, from 8 January 1957 Guest of FDP-Fraktion)
  • Wedel (from 4 January 1957, Non-attached, from 8 January 1957 Guest of FDP-Fraktion)
GB/BHE
GB/BHE
Speaker: Horst Haasler until 15 March 1955; Karl Mocker 15 March 1955 till 26 April 1956; Erwin Feller from 26 April 1956]]
  • Members:
  • Bender (from 12 July 1955 Non-attached, from 14 July 1955 Group Kraft/Oberländer, from 15 July 1955 Guest of CDU/CSU-Fraktion, from 20 March 1956 CDU/CSU)
  • Czermak (from 14 July 1955 FDP)
  • Eckhardt (from 12 July 1955 Non-attached, from 14 July 1955 Group Kraft/Oberländer, from 15 July 1955 Guest of CDU/CSU-Fraktion, from 20 March 1956 CDU/CSU)
  • Elsner
  • Engell
  • Feller
  • Fiedler (until 13 October 1953)
  • Finck (from 12 July 1955 Non-attached, from 14 July 1955 Group Kraft/Oberländer, from 15 July 1955 Guest of CDU/CSU-Fraktion, from 20 March 1956 CDU/CSU)
  • Finselberger
  • Gemein
  • Gille
  • Haasler (from 12 July 1955 Non-attached, from 14 July 1955 Group Kraft/Oberländer, from 15 July 1955 Guest of CDU/CSU-Fraktion, from 20 March 1956 CDU/CSU)
  • Keller
  • Klötzer
  • Körner (from 12 July 1955 Non-attached, from 14 July 1955 FDP, from 23 February 1956 Non-attached, from 15 March 1956 Demokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (DA), from 26 June 1956 FVP, from 14 March 1957 DP/FVP)
  • Kraft (from 12 July 1955 Non-attached, from 14 July 1955 Group Kraft/Oberländer, from 15 July 1955 Guest of CDU/CSU-Fraktion, from 20 March 1956 CDU/CSU)
  • Kunz
  • Kutschera
  • Meyer-Ronnenberg (from 20 August 1954 CDU/CSU)
  • Mocker
  • Oberländer (from 12 July 1955 Non-attached, from 14 July 1955 Group Kraft/Oberländer, from 15 July 1955 Guest of CDU/CSU-Fraktion, from 20 March 1956 CDU/CSU)
  • Petersen
  • Reichstein
  • Samwer (from 15 October 1953, from 12 July 1955 Non-attached, from 14 July 1955 Group Kraft/Oberländer, from 15 July 1955 Guest of CDU/CSU-Fraktion, from 20 March 1956 CDU/CSU)
  • Seiboth
  • Sornik
  • Srock
  • Strosche
DP
DP
Speaker: Hans-Joachim von Merkatz until 11 September 1955; Ernst-Christoph Brühler from 11 September 1955]]
OTHER
Independent
  • Members:
  • Böhner (Non-attached, until 8 January 1954)
  • Brockmann (Non-attached)
  • Heix (from 23 September 1953 CDU/CSU)
  • Rösing (from 14 January 1954, Non-attached, from 25 June 1954 Guest of CDU/CSU-Fraktion, from 6 June 1955 CDU/CSU)
Members of the 3rd Bundestag (1957–1961)
President: Eugen Gerstenmaier (CDU)
CDU/CSU
CDU and CSU
Speaker: Heinrich Krone
SPD
SPD
Speaker: Erich Ollenhauer
FDP
FDP
Speaker: Erich Mende
OTHER
Independent
Members of the 4th Bundestag (1961–1965)
President: Eugen Gerstenmaier (CDU)
CDU/CSU
CDU and CSU
Speaker: Heinrich von Brentano until 14 November 1964; Rainer Barzel from 1 December 1964
SPD
SPD
Speaker: Erich Ollenhauer until 14 December 1963; Fritz Erler from 3 March 1964
FDP
FDP
Speaker: Erich Mende until 17 October 1963; Knut von Kühlmann-Stumm from 5 November 1963
OTHER
Independent
Members of the 5th Bundestag (1965–1969)
President: Eugen Gerstenmaier (CDU) until 31 January 1969; Kai-Uwe von Hassel (CDU) from 5 February 1969
CDU/CSU
CDU and CSU
Speaker: Rainer Barzel
SPD
SPD
Speaker: Fritz Erler until 22 February 1967; Helmut Schmidt from 14 March 1967
FDP
FDP
Speaker: Knut von Kühlmann-Stumm until 23 January 1968; Wolfgang Mischnick from 23 January 1968
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