Brigitte Zypries
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Federal Minister of Justice Germany |
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| In office 22 October 2002 – 27 October 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Herta Däubler-Gmelin |
| Succeeded by | Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger |
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| Born | November 16, 1953 Kassel, Germany |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) |
| Website | brigittezypries.de |
Brigitte Zypries (born November 16, 1953, in Kassel, Germany) is a German politician. She was Federal Minister of Justice of Germany from 2002 to 2009. She is member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
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[edit] Career
Zypries studied law in Gießen from 1972 to 1977, and took her first legal state exam in 1978. Then followed in-service training in the regional court district of Gießen, and in 1980 the second state exam. Until 1985 she worked at Gießen University.
- 1985—1988: Assistant Head of Division at State Chancellery of Hesse.
- 1988—1990: Member of academic staff at the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.
- 1991: Head of Division of the State Chancellery of Lower Saxony.
- 1995—1997: Head of Department of the State Chancellery of Lower Saxony.
- to 1998: Active in the Ministry for Women, Labour and Social Affairs of Lower Saxony.
- 1998—2002: State Secretary.
- November 1998 to October 2002: Active in the Federal Ministry of the Interior. From September 1999 Chair of the State Secretary Committee for the management of the Federal Government programme "Modern State — Modern Administration".
- 23 October 2002—27 October 2009: Federal Minister of Justice.
[edit] Controversies
On 3 June 2007, Zypries caused some controversy by saying at a meeting of G8 justice ministers in Munich that it should be assumed that missing British child Madeleine McCann was abducted by a gang that passes on children to be abused.[1]
In the case of Richard Williamson, she said that the German government was willing to press charges against the bishop if he did not clearly retract his comments.
[edit] References
- ^ "Madeleine paedophile gang theory 'is likely'". The Scotsman. 2007-06-03. http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=867592007.
[edit] External links
- Brigitte Zypries's blog (German)
- Voices on Antisemitism, Interview with Brigitte Zypries, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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