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CSU politician Alois Glück (2006)
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The Bavarian politician Alois Glück is dead. He died on Monday morning, as the Bavarian state parliament announced.
"This morning Glück died in a Munich clinic at the age of 84," said the state parliament, citing the CSU politician's family.
Glück was a member of the Bavarian State Parliament from 1970 to 2008 and President of the Parliament from 2003 to 2008.
Glück's life's work is to be honored with a book of condolence in the state parliament.
»I am saddened by the news of Alois Glück's death.
He was an extraordinary politician who made a name for himself as a thought leader and pioneer for decades, especially in environmental and social policy," said State Parliament President Ilse Aigner (CSU).
Glück was a member of the state parliament for 38 years.
For twelve years - from 1974 to 1986 - he headed the Committee for Regional Development and Environmental Issues before moving to the state government as State Secretary in the same department.
As CSU parliamentary group leader, he headed the CSU state parliament for 15 years from 1988.
In 2019, Glück chaired the round table on species protection convened by Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU).
The aim was to reconcile the interests of farmers in Bavaria with the demands of the successful “Save the Bees” referendum.
As a result, everyone involved praised Glück's commitment and successful overcoming of existing conflicts.
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The trained farmer and passionate mountain hiker was involved in numerous honorary positions until the end.
Whether as honorary chairman of the Bavarian Mountain Rescue Service or in the Southeast Bavaria Hospice Network - for Glück, his commitment to people was a solid foundation in his work, as the state parliament praised him.
From 1983 onwards, Glück was also active in the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), and he was its president from 2009 to 2015.
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