Rita Süssmuth

Rita Süssmuth
Süssmuth in 2014
President of the Bundestag
West Germany until 1990
In office
25 November 1988 – 26 October 1998
Preceded byPhilipp Jenninger
Succeeded byWolfgang Thierse
Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
In office
26 September 1985 – 25 November 1988
ChancellorHelmut Kohl
Preceded byHeiner Geißler
Succeeded byUrsula Lehr
Personal details
Born(1937-02-17)17 February 1937
Wuppertal, Gau Düsseldorf, Germany
Died1 February 2026(2026-02-01) (aged 88)
Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Political partyCDU
Alma materUniversity of Münster

Rita Süssmuth (German pronunciation: [ˈʁiːta ˈzʏsmuːt]; (née Kickuth; 17 February 1937 – 1 February 2026) was a German politician and a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

In June 2024, Süssmuth was diagnosed with breast cancer.[1] She died on 1 February 2026 in Neuss, Germany at the age of 88.[2]

Sources

  • Feldkamp, Michael F., ed. (2007). Der Bundestagspräsident : Amt, Funktion, Personen. 16. Wahlperiode (in German). Munich: Olzog. ISBN 978-3-7892-8201-0.

Other websites

References

  1. ↑ "„Es geht mir nicht gut, aber ich denke positiv": Rita Süssmuth macht Brustkrebs-Erkrankung öffentlich" (in German). tagesspiegel.de. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ex-Bundestagspräsidentin Rita Süssmuth gestorben". BR24 (in German). 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
Political offices
Preceded by
Heiner Geißler		 Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
1985–1988		 Succeeded by
Ursula Lehr


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