Burkhard Hirsch

Burkhard Hirsch
Vice President of the Bundestag (on proposal of the FDP-group)
In office 10 November 1994 – 26 October 1998
Preceded by	Dieter-Julius Cronenberg
Succeeded by	Hermann Otto Solms
Member of the Bundestag
In office 1980–1998
Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office 28 May 1975 – 4 June 1980
Preceded by	Willi Weyer [de]
Succeeded by	Herbert Schnoor
Member of the German Bundestag
In office 1972 – 28 May 1975
Personal details
Born	(1930-05-29)29 May 1930 Magdeburg, Germany
Died	11 March 2020(2020-03-11) (aged 89) Düsseldorf, Germany
Political party	Free Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Marburg
Profession	Lawyer

Burkhard Hirsch (29 May 1930 – 11 March 2020) was a German politician and civil liberties advocate. A member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), Hirsch spent 21 years in the Bundestag (1972–1975, 1980–1998). He also served five years as Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia (1975–1980).