Andreas Schockenhoff (23 February 1957 – 13 December 2014) was a German politician for the CDU. From 1990 until his death in 2014, he served as a member of the German Bundestag. In the general election in 2013, he was elected the seventh consecutive year as a direct mandate for the federal electoral district Ravensburg in the German Bundestag.
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From 2006 until early 2014, Schockenhoff served as coordinator for the Cabinet of Germany, and was responsible for German-Russian cooperation. As distinctive foreign policymaker he was known for his criticism of Putin's government, and supported a more active German role in international crises.[1]
Schockenhoff was born in Ludwigsburg, Germany. He died in Ravensburg, Germany, aged 57.[2][3][4]
He admitted in 2011 that he was an alcoholic.[5]
References
edit- ^ zeit.de: Nachruf
- ^ spiegel.de 14. Dezember 2014: Mit 57 Jahren: CDU-Außenpolitiker Andreas Schockenhoff ist tot
- ^ FAZ.net: CDU-Politiker Schockenhoff gestorben
- ^ sueddeutsche.de
- ^ "Conservative MP admits alcohol problem after car accident". 8 July 2011.