Konrad Schily
Konrad Schily ( born November 7, 1937 in Bochum ) is a German physician and politician (FDP). From 1982 to 1999 and from 2002 to 2004 he was president of the University of Witten / Herdecke.
Life
Education and work
After graduating from high school in 1957 in Wuppertal Schily graduated in medicine in Tübingen and Hamburg, which he finished in 1964 with the state exam. After the subsequent time as a medical assistant he became in 1966 assistant physician at the University Hospital Tuebingen. 1966, here his MD thesis with the thesis " The behavior of the postrotatory nystagmus after multiple rotations and under the influence of fatigue ." After he had been since 1966 a member of the board of the Community Hospital Herdecke, he sat with the start of operations in 1969 here his medical work first on the clinical chemistry field later in neurology and psychiatry continue. Schily is a specialist in neurology and psychiatry.
Party race
Konrad Schily belonged from 1973 to 1990 the SPD. From 2003 he was involved in the FDP -affiliated " Innovative Circle NRW liberal" and in 2005 was also a member of the FDP.
Deputies activity
From 2005 to 2009 Konrad Schily was a member of the German Bundestag. He was a member of the Committee on Health. He was pulled over the national list North Rhine-Westphalia in the Bundestag.
In the 2009 federal election he ran again, but reached no new mandate.
Others commitment
From 1982 to 1999 Schily founding president and from 2002 to 2004 was another President of the Private University of Witten / Herdecke. At the founding of the Nordic private university in 1985, he was temporarily involved as a mentor and board member of the association. Since 2004 he has been here Honorary Chairman of the Board. In November 2006 he resigned because of " differences of opinion regarding the future strategic orientation of the UWF " from the Board of the university.
From 2002 to 2008 Schily was an honorary member of the board of Food Watch.
Private
Konrad Schily was married 20 years, he is divorced and has four children. He is the youngest brother of former Federal Minister of the Interior Otto Schily ( SPD). He has two other brothers and a sister.
Political positions
Schily had used in the past, especially for low tuition fees, which met with resistance.