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Norbert Blüm

1935 - 2020

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Norbert Blüm (German: [ˈnɔʁbɛʁt ˈblyːm]; 21 July 1935 – 23 April 2020) was a German politician who served as a federal legislator from North Rhine-Westphalia, chairman of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia (1987–1999), and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. Blüm was the only cabinet member who served in his function for all sixteen years of Helmut Kohl's time as Chancellor of Germany. He served as a member of the Bundestag from 1972 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 2002. Blüm was part of the left wing of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Norbert Blüm is the 15,802nd most popular politician (down from 15,014th in 2024), the 5,041st most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,818th in 2019) and the 1,227th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Norbert Blüm ranks 15,802 out of 19,576. Before him are Yuri Maslyukov, Agathocles of Egypt, Pearlette Louisy, Carlos Roberto Flores, Zeid Raad Al Hussein, and Ecgberht of Kent. After him are Danuta Hübner, A. N. R. Robinson, Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, Albert Oldman, Sergei Zubatov, and Konstantinos Georgakopoulos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Norbert Blüm ranks 409. Before him are David Todd Wilkinson, Aly Lotfy Mahmoud, Rinchen Barsbold, Ben Vautier, João Morais, and Carol Kaye. After him are Hermann Nuber, Bobby Timmons, Ramsey Lewis, Peter de Klerk, Barry McGuire, and Ivan Calin. Among people deceased in 2020, Norbert Blüm ranks 562. Before him are Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Aleksandar Ivoš, Carlos Campos, Dejan Dabović, Péter Marót, and Maurice Moucheraud. After him are Valdir Espinosa, Nathan Zach, Marcelino dos Santos, David Dinkins, Károly Wieland, and Alex Trebek.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Norbert Blüm ranks 5,044 out of 7,253. Before him are Brother Alois (1954), Peter Härtling (1933), Christine Lambrecht (1965), Carl Amery (1922), Theodore Thomas (1835), and Leo Wilden (1936). After him are Nathan Zach (1930), Hermann Nuber (1935), Georg Holtzendorff (null), Rudolph Dirks (1877), Oskar Perron (1880), and Jens Nowotny (1974).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Norbert Blüm ranks 1,227. Before him are Björn Höcke (1972), Willy Bandholz (1912), Walter Lübcke (1953), Kurt Biedenkopf (1930), Stanislaw Tillich (1959), and Christine Lambrecht (1965). After him are Frank Schwalba-Hoth (1952), Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann (1785), Norbert Walter-Borjans (1952), Eduard David (1863), Björn Engholm (1939), and Hans Eichel (1941).

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