Walter Lübcke
Walter Lübcke | |
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Lübcke in 2009 | |
| President of the Regierungsbezirk of Kassel | |
| In office 20 May 2009 – 2 June 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Volker Bouffier |
| Vice President | Hermann-Josef Klüber |
| Preceded by | Lutz Klein |
| Succeeded by | Hermann-Josef Klüber |
| Member of the Landtag of Hesse | |
| In office 5 April 2008 – 5 February 2009 | |
| Preceded by | multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | multi-member district |
| Constituency | CDU List |
| In office 5 April 2003 – 5 April 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Rolf Karwecki |
| Succeeded by | Brigitte Hofmeyer |
| Constituency | Kassel-Land I |
| In office 5 April 1999 – 5 April 2003 | |
| Preceded by | multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | multi-member district |
| Constituency | CDU List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 August 1953 |
| Died | 2 June 2019 (aged 65) Istha, Wolfhagen, Germany |
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
| Party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Spouse | Irmgard Braun-Lübcke |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Kassel |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Awards | Wilhelm Leuschner Medal (2019, posthumously) |
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Walter Lübcke (22 August 1953 – 2 June 2019) was a German local politician in Hesse and a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). On 2 June 2019, he was assassinated at his home by a neo-Nazi extremist. Stephan Ernst was arrested on 15 June and confessed to the crime on 25 June. The Federal Prosecutor's Office classified the murder as a political assassination.