Wolfgang von Stetten
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Wolfgang Freiherr von Stetten (born 22 January 1941 in Niederwartha) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). He served as Member of Parliament (the Bundestag
) from 1990 to 2002. He represented the constituency of Schwäbisch Hall-Hohenlohe, and was succeeded by his son Christian von Stetten
.
Wolfgang von Stetten earned a doctorate in law in 1972, with the dissertation Die Rechtsstellung der freien unmittelbaren Reichsritterschaft, ihre Mediatisierung und ihre Stellung in den neuen Landen. From 1974 to 1984, he was a judge, and from 1984 to 1991, he served as Professor of Law at Heilbronn College. He is a member of the noble Franconian Stetten family, and owns his family seat, Schloss Stetten.
As a member of parliament, he served on the justice committee and as CDU/CSU
spokesman for several years. He founded the German-Baltic Parliamentary Association in 1991 and served as its chair to 2002. The association supported the independence of the Baltic countries from the Soviet Union, and their membership in NATO and the European Union
. From 1997 to 2001, he served as President of Studienzentrum Weikersheim
. He has been the Lithuanian Consul
in Baden-Württemberg since 2004. He is also an active member of several charitable societies.
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...
) from 1990 to 2002. He represented the constituency of Schwäbisch Hall-Hohenlohe, and was succeeded by his son Christian von Stetten
Christian von Stetten
Christian Freiherr von Stetten is a German businessman and politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany . He has served as Member of the Parliament of Germany, the Bundestag, since 2002...
.
Wolfgang von Stetten earned a doctorate in law in 1972, with the dissertation Die Rechtsstellung der freien unmittelbaren Reichsritterschaft, ihre Mediatisierung und ihre Stellung in den neuen Landen. From 1974 to 1984, he was a judge, and from 1984 to 1991, he served as Professor of Law at Heilbronn College. He is a member of the noble Franconian Stetten family, and owns his family seat, Schloss Stetten.
As a member of parliament, he served on the justice committee and as CDU/CSU
CDU/CSU
CDU/CSU, unofficially also referred to as the Union parties or the Union, is the name of the Bundestag parliamentary faction comprising the Christian Democratic Union of Germany and the Christian Social Union of Bavaria , considered to be sister parties...
spokesman for several years. He founded the German-Baltic Parliamentary Association in 1991 and served as its chair to 2002. The association supported the independence of the Baltic countries from the Soviet Union, and their membership in NATO and the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
. From 1997 to 2001, he served as President of Studienzentrum Weikersheim
Studienzentrum Weikersheim
Studienzentrum Weikersheim is a conservative and christian democratic German political think tank, that was founded in 1979 by Hans Filbinger, Helmut Metzner and others on Schloss Weikersheim in Germany.-Presidents:...
. He has been the Lithuanian Consul
Consul (representative)
The political title Consul is used for the official representatives of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the peoples of the two countries...
in Baden-Württemberg since 2004. He is also an active member of several charitable societies.
Honours
- 1989 Freiherr-vom-Stein-Medaille
- 1990 Federal Cross of Merit
- 1996 Lithuanian Order of Gedimino
- 1996 Estonian Maarjamaa Cross First Class
- 2003 Honorary citizen of Kelme, Lithuania