Wolfgang Dandorfer
German politician (1949–2023)
Wolfgang Dandorfer (5 June 1949 – 29 July 2023) was a German politician who was a member of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU).
Biography
Wolfgang Dandorfer was born in Vilseck on 5 June 1949.
He was mayor of Amberg from 1990 until leaving office in April 2014. He was also a member of the Landtag of Bavaria between 1982 and 1990.
Dandorfer died of a heart attack on 29 July 2023, at the age of 74.
“Wolfgang Dandorfer” enters the record as german politician (1949–2023). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Wolfgang, Dandorfer and German can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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