Edith Martha Franke, (née Hartkopf; 11 October 1942 – 9 November 2024) was a German politician. A member of the Socialist Unity Party and the Party of Democratic Socialism before becoming an independent, she served in the Landtag of Saxony from 2009 to 2014.[1]
Edith Franke | |
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 Franke in 2013 | |
| Member of the Landtag of Saxony | |
| In office 29 September 2009 – 31 August 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edith Martha Hartkopf 11 October 1942 Cottbus, Gau March of Brandenburg, Germany |
| Died | 9 November 2024 (aged 82) |
| Political party | SED (until 1989) PED (1989–1990) Independent (1990–2024) |
| Education | TU Dresden |
Franke died on 9 November 2024, at the age of 82.[2]
References
edit- ^ Rössel, Stefan (2015). Edith Franke – Stark für die Schwachen. Eine Biographie (in German). Berlin: Mai. ISBN 978-3-9815575-2-7.
- ^ Lucchesi, Pia (21 November 2024). "Trauer um Edith Franke: Gründerin der Dresdner Tafel gestorben". Tag24 (in German). Dresden. Retrieved 23 November 2024.