Award
Wilhelm Leuschner Medal
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Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt
1901-01-07 – 1986-10-30
Life & Legacy
Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt (7 January 1901 – 30 October 1986) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). She was Federal Minister of Health in the German Cabinet from 1961 to 1966, the first woman to hold a Ministerial position in Germany.
Occupation & Career
judge, politician, jurist, teacher
Education
Goethe University Frankfurt
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Wilhelm Leuschner Medal; Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Wilhelm Leuschner Medal
Organizations
CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction
Education & Institutions
Goethe University Frankfurt
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q65397 · wikidata
Family Father
Wilhelm Schwarzhaupt
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q65397 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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