Otto Steinmayer
Otto Adolf Steinmayer (born August 1, 1876 in Göppingen , † March 17, 1960 in Stuttgart ) was a German trade unionist and politician ( SPD ).
Life and work
Steinmayer was born the son of an iron turner. After attending primary school in Göppingen, he completed an apprenticeship as a Flaschner, which he completed in 1893 with the journeyman's examination. He then worked as a Flaschner and was employed by a health insurance company from 1900 to 1904. He joined the German Metal Workers' Association (DMV), worked in the main office of the DMV from 1904 to 1906 and then acted as managing director of the DMV in Pforzheim until 1909 . From 1910 he worked in the secretariat of the International Metalworkers Union. During the Weimar Republic he worked, among other things, as acting head of the DMV district of Silesia .
After the National Socialists came to power, Steinmayer was imprisoned several times and taken to Dachau concentration camp in 1944 . After the Second World War he was director in the Ministry of the Interior of the State of Württemberg-Baden in 1945 .
Political party
Steinmayer joined the SPD in 1895 and was elected local chairman of the party in Göppingen a year later. From 1920 to 1933 he was state party secretary in Stuttgart and from 1920 to 1924 chairman of the SPD state organization in Württemberg .
MP
Steimayer belonged 1919 / 20th of the Weimar National Assembly and was 1920-1933 member of the Württemberg state parliament . From 1946 to 1950 he was a member of the state parliament of Württemberg-Baden .
Public offices
On September 24, 1945, Steinmayer was appointed Minister of Post to the government of the State of Württemberg-Baden led by Prime Minister Reinhold Maier . In January 1946 he moved to the top of the transport department, which he headed until January 11, 1951.
literature
- Frank Raberg : Biographical handbook of the Württemberg state parliament members 1815-1933 . On behalf of the Commission for Historical Regional Studies in Baden-Württemberg. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-17-016604-2 , p. 894 .
Web links
- Otto Steinmayer in the database of members of the Reichstag
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steinmayer, Otto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Steinmayer, Otto Adolf (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German trade unionists and politicians (SPD), MdL |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goeppingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 1960 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |