Joachim Hörster (26 March 1945 – 30 December 2020) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from Rhineland-Palatinate. He served as a member of the German Bundestag from 1987 to 2013, directly elected in the Montabaur constituency, and was Parliamentary Managing Director of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group from 1992 to 2000, including as First Parliamentary Managing Director from 1994 to 1998.[1][2][3]
Born in Lautzenbrücken in the Westerwald region, Hörster studied state and legal sciences after completing his Abitur and worked as a lawyer. He joined the CDU in 1965, beginning his political career locally as the first mayor of the Verbandsgemeinde Westerburg from 1972 to 1983, a member of the Westerwaldkreis district council from 1974 to 1994 (serving as CDU faction leader from 1983 to 1991), and a member of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament from 1983 to 1987.
Hörster was recognized for his long service to parliamentary democracy and his home region with awards such as the Federal Cross of Merit, First Class in 1997, the Officer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit in 2014, and the Konrad-Adenauer Commemorative Plaque from the CDU Westerwald in 2015. He was married with two children and died in Westerburg after a prolonged illness.[1][2]
Life and career
Joachim Hörster was born on 26 March 1945 in Lautzenbrücken, a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was born in the Westerwald region, where his birthplace is situated, though public sources provide no further details on his early childhood or family background prior to his later education.[4]
Joachim Hörster joined the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1965.[5]
From 1969 to 1973, he served as chairman of the Oberwesterwald district association of the Junge Union, the youth organization affiliated with the CDU. From 1993 to 2005, he was chairman of the CDU district association of Koblenz-Montabaur.These internal party leadership positions in his regional base helped establish his standing within the CDU organization in Rhineland-Palatinate.[5]
Death
Joachim Hörster died on 30 December 2020 in Westerburg at the age of 75. The CDU in Rhineland-Palatinate and the Westerwald region mourned his passing, highlighting his decades of service in local, state, and federal politics, including his long tenure in the Bundestag from 1987 to 2013.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Joachim Hörster - Profil bei abgeordnetenwatch.de". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- 1 2 Müller, Markus (2021-01-02). "Christdemokrat vertrat die Region mehr als ein Vierteljahrhundert imDeutschen Bundestag: Der Westerwald trauert um Joachim Hörster: Politiker starb mit 75 Jahren - Westerwälder Zeitung - Rhein-Zeitung". www.rhein-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ "Die Parlamentarischen Geschäftsführer: Herrschaft im Stillen". Geschichte der CDU (in German). 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ Markus Müller (2020-12-30). "Der langjährige Westerwälder CDU-Bundestagsabgeordnete Joachim Hörster (75) ist gestorben". Westerwälder Zeitung. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- 1 2 "CDU Rhein-Lahn trauert um Joachim Hörster". www.cdu-rhein-lahn.de. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ ""Joachim Hörster hat sich bleibende Verdienste erworben"". BLICK aktuell (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-07.