Willy Wimmer
Abitur at Rheydt-Odenkirchen high school. Studied at the universities of Cologne and Bonn; second state law examination. Lawyer in Mönchengladbach-Rheydt.
Member of the CDU since 1959, state board of the Junge Union Rheinland and district chairman of the Junge Union Niederrhein, from 1986 to 2000 chairman of the Lower Rhine district association of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia. 1969 to 1980 member of the city council, 1975 to 1979 head of the Rheydt-Mitte district, 1975 to 1976 member of the Rhineland Regional Council.
Member of the Bundestag since 1976; April 1985 to December 1988 Chairman of the defense policy working group of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group; December 19, 1988 to April 1, 1992 Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defense; July 1994 to July 2000 Vice President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
Member of the CDU since 1959, state board of the Junge Union Rheinland and district chairman of the Junge Union Niederrhein, from 1986 to 2000 chairman of the Lower Rhine district association of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia. 1969 to 1980 member of the city council, 1975 to 1979 head of the Rheydt-Mitte district, 1975 to 1976 member of the Rhineland Regional Council.
Member of the Bundestag since 1976; April 1985 to December 1988 Chairman of the defense policy working group of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group; December 19, 1988 to April 1, 1992 Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defense; July 1994 to July 2000 Vice President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.