Richard Oetzel

Richard Oetzel (July 12, 1901 – March 9, 1985) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and former member of the German Bundestag.

Life
He joined the CDU in 1946 and was elected to the regional executive of the CDU Westphalia. He was a member of the German Bundestag from 24 January 1953, when he succeeded the retired member Friedrich Holzapfel, until 1965. He entered parliament in all election periods via the North Rhine-Westphalia state list.