Friedhelm Farthmann

Friedhelm Farthmann
Farthmann in 1982
Member of the Bundestag
In office
26 January 1971  13 December 1976
ConstituencyNeuss II (1972–1976)
Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
29 May 1980  1 June 2000
Personal details
Born(1930-11-25)25 November 1930
Bad Oeynhausen, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany
Died9 December 2024(2024-12-09) (aged 94)
Political partySPD
EducationUniversity of Göttingen
OccupationAcademic

Friedhelm Farthmann (25 November 1930 – 9 December 2024) was a German academic and politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served in the Bundestag from 1971 to 1976 and in the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1980 to 2000.

Farthmann was minister of labour, health and social (Arbeit, Gesundheit und Soziales) in North Rhine-Westphalia from 1975 to 1985, and leader of the SPD fraction in the Landtag from 1985 to 1995.

Farthmann died on 9 December 2024, at the age of 94.