Wilderich Freiherr Ostman von der Leye
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Wilderich Freiherr Ostman von der Leye (4 June 1923 – 30 May 1990) was a German
SPD
politician.
n Ostman von der Leye family. After matriculation, he was a marine from 1941 to 1945. After the War, he studied Law and Medicine from 1946 to 1954. After that, he was co-owner of a number of publishing houses.
city council. At the West German federal election, 1969 he stood for election and was elected on the party list. He was re-elected in 1972 and remained a member of the Bundestag
until the end of the session in 1976. In the Bundestag he sat on the special committee for criminal law reform. He remained in politics until his death in 1990.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
SPD
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
politician.
Life and career
Wilderich Freiherr Ostman von der Leye belonged to the WestphaliaWestphalia
Westphalia is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Arnsberg, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Minden and Münster.Westphalia is roughly the region between the rivers Rhine and Weser, located north and south of the Ruhr River. No exact definition of borders can be given, because the name "Westphalia"...
n Ostman von der Leye family. After matriculation, he was a marine from 1941 to 1945. After the War, he studied Law and Medicine from 1946 to 1954. After that, he was co-owner of a number of publishing houses.
Political career
Ostman von der Leye joined the SPD in 1957. From 1964 to 1973 he was on the BonnBonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
city council. At the West German federal election, 1969 he stood for election and was elected on the party list. He was re-elected in 1972 and remained a member of the Bundestag
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
until the end of the session in 1976. In the Bundestag he sat on the special committee for criminal law reform. He remained in politics until his death in 1990.