Else Schmitt


Else Marie Sofie Schmitt was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. She served as member of city council of Cologne as well as the first female deputy mayor of the city.

Schmitt was a member of the Parteirat of her party in the 1970s and contributed substantially to policy changes regarding abortion law policy and Paragraph 175 of her federal ruling party.
The "Bundesverdienstkreuz" was awarded to her in two different classes - 1974 and 1986.

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