Member of The Bundestag
Bahr served from 1972 until 1990 as a member of the German Bundestag. He was directly elected in 1976 and 1980 as the representative of the Schleswig-Flensburg electoral district; in the remaining elections, he was elected as part of he SPD’s party list. Bahr also served as chairman of the Sub-Committee for Disarmament and Arms Control.
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