Rita Süssmuth
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Rita Süssmuth is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). She served as the tenth president of the Bundestag.
Süssmuth in 2014
Süssmuth at Neue Stimmen 1997
President of the Bundestag
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The president of the Bundestag presides over the sessions of the Bundestag, the federal parliament of Germany, with functions similar to that of a speaker in other countries. In the German order of precedence, the office is ranked second after the president and before the chancellor.
President of the Bundestag
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