Norbert Blüm dead: his family speaks and names his last great wish

Update April 27: A few days after his death, Norbert Blüm’s relatives speak on the express, and more: they mention his last great wish:

“If you would like to support the humanitarian concerns of the deceased, we kindly ask you to donate to Kinderothilfe, keyword” Norbert Blüm. “

Donation account Kinderothilfe e.V. IBAN: DE 92 3506 0190 0000 4545 40

The man who described the pension as insured and who still traveled far to the refugee camps at the age of 80 shows his big heart once again.

Overall, the many positive statements made after Blüm’s death gave the family strength. “Of course we are happy that the reactions are positive. The prayer: the pension is safe, it has always been like an eternal gavel.” But we realize that today he is seen differently, “says his son Christian, according to the report.

His widow Marita explains: “I would be very happy that there is now a second opinion. At the time, he was right. There is no malice and you can see how popular it was. I am particularly pleased that so many people can finally appreciate this prayer. Only a good legacy of his legacy remains.

Blüm spent his last hours with the family. He fell asleep peacefully. “It was nice that he could be in his garden until the end and we exchanged a lot,” says Christian.

In early May, Norbert Blüm is buried in Bonn.

Update April 26: After the death of the former Minister of Labor Norbert Blüm many newspapers publish obituaries. This is how he honors the President of the Bundestag Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) him in a guest post for the newspaper World as a companion, “whose humanity and Rhineland humor I will never forget”.

Schäuble writes about his former party colleague: “Norbert Blüm had a fighting spirit. He already demonstrated this as an apprentice and toolmaker at Opel when he campaigned for youth rights as a youth representative. Later, as a committed social politician, he never agreed with the party president and the federal chancellor, but he never avoided discussion, which distinguished him. “

Schäuble on the death of Norbert Blüm: “No one who preached water and drank wine”

Schäuble also remembers in the World (Article Behind the Payment Barrier): In your person, being a Christian combined in a special way with the conviction of the Democrat. He was not someone who preached water and drank wine, nor did his sense of justice end at national borders. In his international commitment to human rights, he had the courage to speak in an insecure place. ”

Schäuble writes with great appreciation about Blüm’s pioneering introduction to legal Long-term care insurance in 1995. “We will lack his disarming openness in the political public,” explains Schäuble and closes his obituary: “If you recall his startling, often erroneously ridiculed claim about secure pension, not only does a political promise and an important obligation of the welfare state, but above all a very personal political ethos. “

Norbert Blüm is dead: Merkel publishes a moving image – Seehofer says goodbye emotionally

Update April 25, 8:20 a.m.: “He had the head of an enthusiastic and differentiated thinker.” With this appreciation, it was also presented Federal Minister for the Interior, Horst Seehofer in one Obituary for him Journalistic image the late Norbert Blüm (CDU): he called it his “Teacher”. Together they had fought for Christian values ​​and social positions, said the CSU politician. That is why they were called the “Socialists of the Sacred Heart”. He also paid tribute to Blüm’s work: “As an advocate of Christian social teaching, I was always looking for the middle ground between the welfare state and neoliberalism. And it was successful. ”

Flower according to Seehofer “Political veteran” of which there were only a few in the republic: “He had everything that constitutes a complete politician. He was a man of high moral standards and he had that. Heart in the right place. He had a feeling and a realistic attitude of not taking off. “

Norbert Blüm died – politics cries

Update 16:28: Leftist leader Bernd Riexinger has honored the late former Federal Minister of Labor Norbert Blüm (CDU) as the “social conscience” of the Union. “During his time as minister, he campaigned for the introduction of long-term care insurance and opposed the privatization of pensions,” Riexinger told AFP on Friday.

Flower it had remained true “the last time he spent a night in a tent in the Idomeni refugee camp.” This was a symbolic act “with which he drew attention to the plight of refugees and the inhuman consequences of German refugee policy.”

Flower He traveled to Idomeni in 2016 to draw attention to the situation of the refugees there. The former minister died Friday night at the age of 84. From 1982 to 1998 he was Federal Minister of Labor and Social Order under the then federal chancellor Helmut Kohl (CDU).

Norbert Blüm is dead: Merkel takes a heavy blow and publishes a touching photo

Update from 12.15 p.m.: The death of Norbert Blüm It causes dismay. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) said on Friday that together with Blüm he joined the cabinet ofHelmut Kohl he listened and he had “strongly molded” his work.

Blüm knew the workbench and the ministerial table equally, the chancellor said in a statement. He paid tribute to Blüms for the introduction of the Long-term care insuranceThat has been around for 25 years. The chancellor had become aware of Blüm’s death “with great dismay”. She expresses her “deep compassion” to family members.

Norbert Blüm is dead – Steinmeier: “Outstanding political personality”

Frank-Walter Steinmeier He praised the CDU politician in a letter of condolence to his widow as “a leading figure in the history of Germany. The Federal President continued: “His name will always be closely linked to his extraordinary commitment to pension policy.”

Blüm was “an intrepid advocate for citizens and a reminder to preserve creation.” Steinmeier went on to say that Blüm was particularly fond of the younger generation with his questions about a fair and green future.

Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas (SPD) explained on Twitter:

Laschet on Blüm’s death: it was “social conscience of the Republic of Bonn”

Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia Armin laschet has recognized Blüm as the “social conscience of the Republic of Bonn”. Blüm was “one of the best-known and most popular personalities in post-war history,” Laschet said Friday. “He was cheerful, close to people, and debatable.”

Blüm fought for the weakest and at the same time was “brave towards the powerful.” “His appearance as minister in Chile when he spoke to the dictator Pinochet I openly criticize open torture. “

The CDU federal vice president also emphasized his personal connection to Blüm. “He gave me a lot of personal advice, you could laugh with him and listen to him for hours,” Laschet wrote.

Health professional Karl Lauterbach (SPD) He called Blüm a personal role model:

AKK on the death of Norbert Blüm: he was the reason to join the CDU

“Norbert Blüm was one of the reasons I joined the CDU,” said the president of the CDU Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in Southwest Broadcasting. “He combined heart, experience and humor in a distinctive personality. It was always clear and debatable in the best democratic sense, ”he said.

Norbert Blüm is dead: Lindner appreciates the humor of the CDU politician

The President of the FDP also Christian Lindner He paid tribute to Blüm’s lifetime achievement and described him as a “passionate politician in the tradition of Catholic social teaching.” His party had argued with him on some economic and pension policy issues. “However, we have the highest respect for its merits for our country,” Lindner tweeted. He also emphasized Blum’s great humor.

Norbert Blüm died: Helmut Kohl’s political partner for many years

First report of April 24.: Bonn – Former Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Norbert Blüm is dead. CDU politician is aged 84 years He died, his son told the German Press Agency in Bonn on Friday. The family initially did not provide further information. Since 2019, Blüm has been the result of one Blood poisoning * Paralyzed in arms and legs and sitting in a wheelchair.

Blüm was the only minister, the federal chancellor Helmut Kohl accompanied the entire 16 years of his reign (1982-1998) in the cabinet. In the black and yellow coalition, depending on the political location, it was considered a “social conscience” or “social fig leaf”. His most sustainable achievement was the introduction of Long-term care insurance nineteen ninety five

Norbert Blüm is dead: his “pension is safe” became the saying

However, one thing remained in memory. Poster campaign since 1986: There a photo was taken in front of an advertising column, on which a poster was decorated with the saying: “Because one thing is certain: the pension.” The shortened sentence “The pension is safe” became a saying

Rüsselsheim’s working son (born July 21, 1935) was a trained toolmaker. He did his Abitur at night high school, studied philosophy, history, and theology. Her adoptive father-in-law, the CDU social politician Hans Katzer (1919-1996), made the committed member of IG Metall in 1968 the executive director of the CDU’s social committees. Beginning in 1977, Blüm led the Christian Democratic Task Force (CDA) for ten years.

Former Labor Minister Norbert Blüm was socially involved, and even did cabaret

After retiring from federal politics, Blüm continued to participate socially, wrote books, appeared as a guest on a television talk show, and even went on to do cabaret.

Blüm had been married to Marita Blüm since 1964, whom he met during his studies. The couple had three sons: two daughters and their son Christian, who is a member of the Kölschrock Brings gang.

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