Ursula Lehr

Ursula Lehr
Lehr in 2011
Federal Minister for Youth, Family, Women and Health
In office
9 December 1988 – 18 January 1991
ChancellorHelmut Kohl
Preceded byRita Suessmuth
Personal details
BornUrsula Maria Leipold
(1930-06-05)5 June 1930
Died25 April 2022(2022-04-25) (aged 91)
PartyChristian Democratic Union
EducationUniversity of Frankfurt/Main
University of Bonn
Awards
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Ursula Lehr (5 June 1930 – 25 April 2022), née Leipold, was a German academic, age researcher and politician. She was the first professor of gerontology in Germany, with a chair at the University of Heidelberg from 1986. She served as federal minister of youth, family, women and health from 1988 to 1991. She was a member of the Bundestag from 1990 to 1994. Returning to science, she founded the German centre for research on aging (DZFA) of the University of Heidelberg in 1995, and was head of the German National Association of Senior Citizens' Organizations (BAGSO) from 2009 to 2015.