Liselotte Funcke (20 July 1918 – 1 August 2012) was a German liberal politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP).

[2] Funcke's political career began after World War II,[1] joining the FDP in 1946.

[2] She was a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament from 1950 to 1961,[4] when she was elected to the German Bundestag.

[6] Funcke served as state Minister of Economy [de] (Wirtschaft, Mittelstand und Verkehr) in North Rhine-Westphalia from 1979,[4] the first woman in the position.

[6] She understood the position as "interpreter" of the problems of the foreigners, especially the large group of Turkish workers who brought their families with them; it earned her the respectful name Mutter der Türken (Mother of the Turks), and she continued to serve their interests in public after her official term.