▁found ing ▁in ▁Ost west f alen - Li ppe . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Land tag ▁of ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 – 1 9 4 9 , ▁Sch rage ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Parlament ar ischer ▁Rat ▁which ▁draft ed ▁and ▁adopted ▁the ▁Basic ▁Law ▁for ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Germany ▁( G rund ges etz ). B et ween ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁first ▁deput y ▁chairman ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁( as ▁the ▁successor ▁to ▁Kon rad ▁A den auer ) ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁CD U / CS U ▁or ▁Union ▁fra ktion . ▁From ▁then ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁he ▁was ▁honor ary ▁chairman . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁res igned ▁from ▁all ▁his ▁posts ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁from ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁stroke . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁German ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁polit icians ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 3 ▁death s ▁Category : C entre ▁Party ▁( G erm any ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : Christ ian