Friedhelm Farthmann

Biography and cause of death of Friedhelm Farthmann

Friedhelm Farthmann (25 November 1930 – 9 December 2024) was a German academic and politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served in the Bundestag from 1971 to 1976 and in the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1980 to 2000.

Farthmann was minister of labour, health and social (Arbeit, Gesundheit und Soziales) in North Rhine-Westphalia from 1975 to 1985, and leader of the SPD fraction in the Landtag from 1985 to 1995.

Farthmann died on 9 December 2024, at the age of 94.

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