title: Johann Christoph Besch
text: # Johann Christoph Besch
  
  Johann Christoph Besch (March 20, 1937 – February 27, 2011) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and former member of the German Bundestag.
  
  ## Life
  
  Johann Christoph Besch was head of the scientific service of the Bundestag. He was a member of the Bundestag for the CDU as successor to Karl Carstens from 3 July 1979.
  
  ## Literature
  
  Herbst, Ludolf; Jahn, Bruno (2002). Vierhaus, Rudolf (ed.). Biographisches Handbuch der Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages. 1949–2002 [Biographical Handbook of the Members of the German Bundestag. 1949–2002] (in German). München: De Gruyter - De Gruyter Saur. p. 1715. ISBN 978-3-11-184511-1.
  
  