Andreas Gerwig
Andreas Carl Gerwig (born November 10, 1928 in Basel ; † April 30, 2014 there ) was a Swiss politician ( SP ).
Life
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The son of the legal scholar and university professor Max Gerwig (1889–1965) studied law at the Universities of Basel and Paris . In 1953 he was awarded a Dr. iur. PhD . From 1955 he worked as a lawyer .
From 1957 to 1967 Gerwig was a citizen council of the city of Basel and from 1960 to 1964 he was a member of the constitutional council of both Basels. From 1964 to 1970 he represented the Social Democratic Party in the Grand Council of the Canton of Basel-Stadt .
From 1967 to 1983 Gerwig was a member of the National Council, where, together with Helmut Hubacher , Walter Renschler and Lilian Uchtenhagen, he formed the so-called "Gang of Four" that had a major impact on the SP's party politics. Gerwig's political focus was on legal policy , media policy and the Jurassic conflict . From 1981 to 1983 he presided over the commission for a new marriage law .
From 1984 to 1997 Gerwig was a member of the Education Council of the canton of Basel-Stadt and from 1999 the Constitutional Council of Basel. From 1966 to 1988 he was also a staff representative on the board of directors of the Basler Theater , president of the Swiss Film Center and a member of the board of trustees of the Max Frisch Foundation.
Fonts
- Andreas Carl Gerwig: The reservation in favor of the cantons in Article 61 OR: Do changes in living conditions and expansion of state tasks justify a new interpretation of the unclear term "commercial performance" in OR 61? Basel 1953 (dissertation, University of Basel, 1953).
literature
- Leonhard Burckhardt : Gerwig, Andreas. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . September 26, 2014 .
Web links
- Helmut Hubacher : You will miss him. Obituary in: Basler Zeitung, May 3, 2014.
- Nicolas Drechsler: The «Gang of Four» continues to shrink with the death of Andreas Gerwig. In: Basellandschaftliche Zeitung from May 3, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ^ "Andres Gerwig". Family obituary , Basler Zeitung, May 3, 2014, p. 24.
- ↑ Basel former National Councilor Andreas Gerwig is dead. In: News. Swiss radio and television website , May 1, 2014, accessed on May 2, 2014.
- ^ Former National Councilor Gerwig has died. In: Tages-Anzeiger Online / Newsnet . May 1, 2014, accessed May 2, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gerwig, Andreas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gerwig, Andreas Carl (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 2014 |
| Place of death | Basel |