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'''Thomas Oppermann''' was a German [[SPD|Social Democratic]] politician and lawyer. From October 24, 2017 until his death, he was Vice President of the [[German Bundestag]] (Parliament). A few days before his death, Oppermann sharply criticized the federal and state governments' [[Covid-19|corona]] policy measures.
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'''Thomas Oppermann''' was a German [[SPD|Social Democratic]] politician and lawyer. From October 24, 2017 until his death, he was Vice President of the [[German Bundestag]] (Parliament).<ref>http://archive.today/2020.11.21-201306/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Oppermann</ref><ref>http://archive.today/2020.11.21-201732/https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Oppermann_(Politiker)</ref> A few days before his death, Oppermann sharply criticized the federal and state governments' [[Covid-19|corona]] policy measures.
  
 
==Criticism of the Government's Corona Policy==
 
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==Official Death Story==
 
==Official Death Story==
Oppermann died on October 25, 2020 after collapsing directly before he was to go on a live video interview for a [[ZDF]] political debate TV-show, with the subject "Bundestag and Corona". Oppermann suddenly collapsed while the first part of the program was being aired. He was transported to hospital, but died.  
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Oppermann died on October 25, 2020 after collapsing directly before he was to go on a live video interview for a [[ZDF]] political [[Talk show|debate TV-show]] ("Berlin direkt"),<ref>https://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/im-alter-von-66-jahren-spd-politiker-thomas-oppermann-ist-gestorben_id_12582015.html</ref> with the subject "Bundestag and Corona". Oppermann suddenly collapsed while the first part of the program was being aired. He was transported to hospital, but died.  
  
 
"In the preliminary talk about the planned segment, we saw the always professional and relaxed politician Thomas Oppermann", the TV-host stated in his condolences.<ref>https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/thomas-oppermann-gestorben-100.html</ref>
 
"In the preliminary talk about the planned segment, we saw the always professional and relaxed politician Thomas Oppermann", the TV-host stated in his condolences.<ref>https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/thomas-oppermann-gestorben-100.html</ref>
  
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Revision as of 20:27, 21 November 2020

Person.png Thomas Oppermann  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician, COVID-19/Premature death)
Thomas Oppermann.jpg
Born27 April 1954
Died25 October 2020 (Age 66)
Cause of death
disease
NationalityGerman
Member ofAmerican Council on Germany/Young Leaders/1992, Atlantik-Brücke
Victim ofpremature death
InterestsCOVID-19/Resistance
German politician who suddenly died en-route to be interviewed in a talk show after voicing criticism of the governments Covid-19 measures.

Thomas Oppermann was a German Social Democratic politician and lawyer. From October 24, 2017 until his death, he was Vice President of the German Bundestag (Parliament).[1][2] A few days before his death, Oppermann sharply criticized the federal and state governments' corona policy measures.

Criticism of the Government's Corona Policy

A few days before his death, Oppermann sharply criticized the federal and state governments' corona policy measures, and expected new court decisions to overturn the government's harsh rules. He criticized the fact that the preparation for a feared second Corona wave in autumn 2020 was discussed "behind closed doors in the Chancellery" instead of involving the Parliament. As a result, the activism of the separate state governments led to poorly thought out individual measures, "which either violate the principle of proportionality or the principle of equal treatment."[3]

Official Death Story

Oppermann died on October 25, 2020 after collapsing directly before he was to go on a live video interview for a ZDF political debate TV-show ("Berlin direkt"),[4] with the subject "Bundestag and Corona". Oppermann suddenly collapsed while the first part of the program was being aired. He was transported to hospital, but died.

"In the preliminary talk about the planned segment, we saw the always professional and relaxed politician Thomas Oppermann", the TV-host stated in his condolences.[5]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Herzliya Conference/20092 February 20094 February 2009Israel
Tel Aviv
Reichman University
Munich Security Conference/20156 February 20158 February 2015Germany
Munich
Bavaria
"400 high-ranking decision-makers in international politics, including some 20 heads of state and government as well as more than 60 foreign and defence ministers, met in Munich to discuss current crises and conflicts."
Munich Security Conference/201612 February 201614 February 2016Germany
Munich
Bavaria
The 52nd Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/201717 February 201719 February 2017Germany
Munich
Bavaria
The 53rd Munich Security Conference
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