Karl Hillermeier

Hillermeier 1983 between Friedrich Zimmermann (left) and Herbert Günther

Karl Hillermeier (born December 1, 1922 in Wallmersbach ; † October 30, 2011 in Bad Windsheim ) was a German lawyer , administrative officer and politician ( CSU ).

Life and work

After graduating from high school in Würzburg in 1941 , Hillermeier was drafted into the Wehrmacht and participated in World War II as a soldier until 1945 . In 1946 he began to study law at the University of Erlangen , which he completed in 1952 with the second state examination. He then entered the Bavarian civil service. From 1953 to 1964 he worked as a legal civil servant at the Uffenheim district office, where he was last appointed to the senior government council. From 1964 to 1966 he worked as a department head at the district government in Middle Franconia .

Hillermeier had been a member of the regional synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Regional Church of Bavaria since 1972 . In addition, he was temporarily head of the European Academy of Bavaria and, as Minister of State, was also chairman of the European Union Germany in the Bavarian State Association.

Political party

He joined the CSU, was elected to the state executive committee of the party and was chairman of the CSU district of Middle Franconia.

MP

Hillermeier was a member of the district council of the Uffenheim district and from 1966 to 1972 chairman of the CSU parliamentary group. He was a member of the Bavarian State Parliament from 1962 to 1990.

Public offices

Hillermeier was State Secretary in the State Ministry for Labor and Social Welfare from December 5, 1966 to December 8, 1970 and then State Secretary in the State Ministry of Finance in the government of the Free State of Bavaria led by Prime Minister Alfons Goppel until November 12, 1974 . He was appointed Minister of State for Justice on November 12, 1974 , and on May 26, 1977 he also took over the post of Deputy Prime Minister. Since 1978 he has also been a member of the subsequent government headed by Prime Minister Franz Josef Strauss . From October 27, 1982 to October 30, 1986 he was Minister of State for the Interior . He then moved to the head of the State Ministry for Labor and Social Affairs , which he headed until he left the state government on June 14, 1988.

Honors

1969: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
1974: Large Federal Cross of Merit
1976: Large Federal Cross of Merit with a star
1980: Bavarian State Medal for Social Merit
1980: Large Federal Cross of Merit with star and shoulder ribbon
1983: Large silver medal on ribbon for services to the Republic of Austria
1984: Bavarian Constitutional Medal in Gold
1988: Municipal Medal of Merit in Gold
2000: Honorary doctorate from the University of Erlangen
Bavarian Order of Merit

Web links

Commons : Karl Hillermeier - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature by and about Karl Hillermeier in the catalog of the German National Library
Biography on the website of the Bavarian State Parliament

Individual evidence

↑ CSU politician Karl Hillermeier dead . Augsburg General. October 30, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 . Austrian Parliament. April 23, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Hillermeier, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German lawyer, administrative officer and politician (CSU), MdL, Bavarian Minister of State
DATE OF BIRTH	December 1, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wallmersbach
DATE OF DEATH	October 30, 2011
Place of death	Bad Windsheim

[1] CSU politician Karl Hillermeier dead . Augsburg General. October 30, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2017.

[2] List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 . Austrian Parliament. April 23, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2017.