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"Nachhaltigkeit heißt vor allem, über die momentane Nützlichkeit hinaus langfristig zu denken und entsprechend Zukunftsverantwortung zu übernehmen."

Alois Glück, Member of the Council

Walter Hirche, Member of the Council

Former Secretary of State for the Environment, President of the German Commission for UNESCO

„Education is the basis for establishing sustainability as the guiding principle behind our activities, as are more action partnerships and practical examples at the local, regional and international level.”

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13 February 1941     Born in Leipzig

School attendance in the same area, in Hildesheim and in Hamburg

Studies in Heidelberg and Grenoble (history, French and political science)

Chairman of ASta (students’ union executive committee), chairman of the German organization for student bodies, trustee of the senate by the University of Heidelberg,

Assessor of the teaching post

Since 1970      Member of the FDP party

1974 - 1978
1982 - 1990
2003 - 2008
Member of the Landtag of the state of Niedersachsen, a.o. chairman of the cultural committee, of the committee for media and chairman of the faction

1994 - 2002     Member of the German Bundestag, member of the foreign committee and spokesman for energy policy

1986 - 1990     Minister for economy, technology and transport of the state of Niedersachsen

1990 - 1994     Minister for economy, medium-sized businesses and technology of the state of Brandenburg

1994 - 1998     Parlamentary state secretary at the Ministry for Environment, nature protection and reactor safety

2003 - 2009     Minister for Economy, Labour und Transport of the state of Niedersachsen
 

Mandates and honorary commitment

Member of the broadcasting council of NDR

Member of the board of trustees at the Hochschule für Bildene Künste Braunschweig

Since 2002  President of the German UNESCO committee
Member of the Governing Board in the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, Hamburg

Since June 2010  Member of the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE)
 

Walter Hirche is protestant-lutheran, married since 1972 and has two sons.

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E-Mail: walter(at)hirche.net