Overview

• The Bavarian Landtag said the CSU politician died Saturday in Munich at age 82, without providing details.
• Bocklet served in the European Parliament from 1979 to 1993 before joining the Bavarian cabinet under Edmund Stoiber.
• He sat in the Landtag from 1994 to 2018 and was its first vice president from 2008 until leaving parliament.
• Minister-President Markus Söder credited him with driving the creation of Bavaria’s representation to the EU in Brussels.
• He remained active in Fürstenfeldbruck local politics and forums such as the Petersburger Dialog, receiving honors including the Bavarian Order of Merit.