Jacob Maria Mirshayd - a non-existent member of the German government

biography of this man goes something like this: Jacob Maria Mirshayd born March 1, 1933 in Morbach, Germany. Member of the Bundestag (the German equivalent of parliament) from 1979, the year. Catholic, a member of the Social Democratic Party. Author of several essays. Conducts twitter. There.

Mirshayda come up with party members as a joke: nobody wanted to pay in the restaurant and it was agreed that the bill will pay for certain Jakob Mirshayd. The idea to invent a member of the government seemed to them so funny that Jacob began to grow into the details: he invented biography, found some photos and began to publish articles in magazines on his behalf.

Currently Mirshayd name is still "alive." He has a page on the official website of the Bundestag, in the list of members of Parliament listed 615 people (although they actually 614), on his behalf out press releases and media coverage.

via factroom.ru