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Michael Fuchs (6 February 1949 – 25 December 2022) was a German politician who served in the Bundestag from 2002 to 2017. He was elected European deputy chairman of the Trilateral Commission in 2010.
Early life
After graduating high school in 1967, Fuchs studied in Erlangen and later went to Pharmacy school at the University of Bonn, where he received his degree in 1973.[1] He later obtained his PhD from the University of Bonn.[1] In 1978, Fuchs began his military service, serving as a pharmacist in the reserves.[1] Fuchs and his wife opened a pharmacy in Koblenz in 1977. Fuchs would later open an electronics business that would expand to Asia before merging with the Dutch company Mid-Ocean in 1999.
Prior to his election to the Bundestag, Fuchs served on the city council for Koblenz from 1990 to 2006.
Political career
Fuchs was elected to the Bundestag in the 2002 election in the constituency of Koblenz as a member of the Christian Democratic Union. In parliament, he served on the Sub-Committee on Foreign Trade (2002-2009) and on the Committee on Economic Affairs (2005-2009). From 2009 to 2017, he was one of the vice chairs of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group under the leadership of chairman Volker Kauder, focusing on Economy and Energy, SMEs and Tourism.[1]
Fuchs was a proponent of Nuclear power in Germany, a position which has earned him the nickname the "Atom Fox".[6] During the debate on an overhaul of the German nuclear power system, Fuchs reluctantly noted that "the acceptance of nuclear power is no longer present in large parts of the population", but stressed that the transition to other forms of energy should not harm the national economy or citizen's electricity bills.[7]
Personal life and death
Fuchs was Catholic. He and his wife had two daughters.[8]
Fuchs died on 25 December 2022, at the age of 73.[9]
