Berndt Röder

Berndt Röder (born 3 December 1948 in Lünen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German politician, representative of the German Christian Democratic Union.

Berndt Röder
President of the Hamburg Parliament
In office
March 2004 – February 2010
Preceded byDorothee Stapelfeldt
Succeeded byLutz Mohaupt
Personal details
Born3 December 1948
Lünen
NationalityGerman
Political partyChristian Democratic Union (CDU)
Alma materUniversity of Hamburg

Röder was born on 3 December 1948 in Lünen and married with three children. He studied law at the University of Hamburg.[1]

Röder entered the German Christian Democratic Union in 1968. He has been a member of the state parliament since 2001. From March 2004 until February 2010 Roeder was President of the Hamburg Parliament.[1] In 2004 Röder was criticized by the media and the Hamburg police union, because he checked how long it took the police to arrive in response to emergency calls. He is believed to have pressed a panic button. In Germany the abuse of an emergency call is actionable, Röder paid a fine of €2,500.[2][3][4]

In 2010, Röder resigned from the position of President of the Hamburg Parliament because of the so-called Glaze ice affair in Hamburg. Röder made calls to the privy councils of the state ministry of environment, and state ministry of interior, and to the municipal councillor of Hamburg-Nord borough, Röder complained about the city's negligence not clearing the street—where he resided—of glaze ice. Hamburg's winter services were barely able to clean the main streets and roads. Röder was alleged to have used his political position to further his interests.[5][6]

References
  1. "Hamburgische Bürgerschaft - Berndt Röder, CDU-Fraktion, Mitglied der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft" (in German). Hamburg Parliament. Archived from the original on 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2009-07-24. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Press release (2004-06-16). "Bürgerschaftspräsident probt den Alarmfall - peinlich, makaber und verantwortungslos -" [President of parliament rehearses emergency - awkward, macabre, irresponsible -] (in German). Deutsche Polizeigewerkschaft (German Police Union). Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  3. ""Klingelstreich" hat Nachspiel" ["Prank call" has aftermath]. Die Welt (in German). 2004-06-17. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  4. Sigrid Meissner (2004-12-10). "Röder hat 2500 Euro Buße bezahlt" [Röder paid a fine of €2,500] (in German). Hamburger Morgenpost. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  5. "Hamburger "Glatteis-Affäre" Bürgerschaftspräsident Berndt Röder tritt zurück" [Hamburg's glaze ice affair. President of Hamburg Parliament resign]. Die Welt (in German). 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  6. ""Glatteisaffäre": Röder tritt zurück" [Glaze ice affair. Röder resign] (in German). ndr online. 2010-02-20. Archived from the original on 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
Preceded by
Dorothee Stapelfeldt		 President of the Hamburg Parliament
2004–2010		 Succeeded by
Lutz Mohaupt


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