Dagmar Wöhrl
Dagmar Wöhrl | |
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Wöhrl in 2012 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 1994–2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dagmar Gabriele Winkler 5 May 1954 |
| Party | Christian Social Union (CSU) |
| Spouse | Hans Rudolf Wöhrl |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Erlangen-Nuremberg |
Dagmar Gabriele Wöhrl (née Winkler; born 5 May 1954) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). She was elected to the German Bundestag six times, serving from 1994 to her retirement in 2017. From 2005 until 2009 she was a Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. She has served as Chairwoman of the Committee for Economic Cooperation and Development of the German Bundestag. She was also a member of the 'Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with Arabic-Speaking States' in the Middle East.
In her youth Wöhrl participated in beauty pageants, winning the title of Miss Germany in 1977. She finished first runner-up in the Miss International 1977 and Miss Europe 1977 competitions and second runner-up in the Miss World 1977 competition.
Wöhrl is a member of UNICEF National Committee of Germany.