Antje Vollmer

Antje Vollmer (German: [ˈantjə ˈfɔlmɐ]; 31 May 1943 – 15 March 2023) was a German Protestant theologian, academic teacher and politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens. She became a member of the Bundestag in 1983 when the Greens first entered the West German parliament, before joining the party in 1985. From 1994 to 2005, she was Vice President of the Bundestag, the first Green in the position. She was a pacifist.

Antje Vollmer
Vollmer in 2013
Vice President of the Bundestag
In office
November 1994 – 2005
President
  • Rita Süssmuth
  • Wolfgang Thierse
Personal details
Born(1943-05-31)31 May 1943
Lübbecke, Gau Westphalia-North, Nazi Germany (now North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Died15 March 2023(2023-03-15) (aged 79)
Political partyAlliance '90/The Greens
ProfessionTheologian and politician
Websitewww.antje-vollmer.de (in German)
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