Martin Bangemann is a German politician and a former leader of the FDP (1985–1988). He studied Law in Tübingen

Tübingen

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 and Munich

Munich

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, earned a Dr. jur.

Doctor of law

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 (equivalent to J.S.D.

Juris Doctor

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) in 1962, and qualified as an attorney in 1964. He is married and has five children.

Career

Bangemann was a member of the European Parliament

European Parliament

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 from 1973 to 1984, from 1976 to 1979 he was vice-chairman, from 1979 to 1984 chairman of the Liberal and Democratic Group

European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (European Parliament group)

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. Moreover, he was vice-chair of the Committee on Budgets from 1978 to 1979.

Bangemann was the German Federal Minister of Economics from 1984 to 1988.

In 1989, Bangemann joined the European Commission

European Commission

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. He was Commissioner for the internal market and industrial affairs in the Delors Commission

Delors Commission

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 from 1989 to 1995. He was then Commissioner for Industrial affairs, Information & Telecommunications Technologies in the Santer Commission

Santer Commission

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from 1995 to 1999.