Axel Horstmann
Axel Horstmann (born July 22, 1954 in Enger ) is a German economist and politician ( SPD ), and was Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1995 to 1998 and from 2002 to 2005 in various departments .
education
After completing high school at Widukind-Gymnasium Enger , Axel Horstmann studied economics and business administration at Bielefeld University . From 1980 to 1985 he worked there as a research assistant. He received his doctorate in economics from his faculty in 1986 with a dissertation on a technology-political topic. While working, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Hagen and a Master of Arts in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the Bergische Universität Wuppertal .
Professional activities
From 1986 to 1995 he held various positions at the city of Detmold and its associated companies, most recently as city director and managing director of Energie- und Verkehr Detmold GmbH (today: detcon GmbH). This met with sharp criticism in the state parliament because, in the opinion of the critics, it led to a collision of interests between the mandate and the activity at the energy company. He was asked to return his mandate early. Between 1999 and 2002 he worked as a management consultant for municipal businesses. From 2006 to 2010, Horstmann was the group representative of Energie Baden-Württemberg AG ( EnBW ) in North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 2010 he has been a freelance management consultant, since 2014 partner of Stellwerk Management Consulting GmbH in Cologne and industry expert of Finatem Fonds Management Verwaltungs GmbH in Frankfurt a. M.
MP
Horstmann has been a member of the SPD since 1972. From 1995 to 2007 he was a member of the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia . In 1995 and 2000 he was able to win a direct mandate in the Herford I state constituency . In the state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2005 , he entered parliament via his party's state list. From 2000 to 2002 and 2005 to 2006 he was deputy group chairman. He resigned his state parliament mandate in 2007.
minister
In 1995 he was appointed Minister for Labor, Health and Social Affairs for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Horstmann sat in this office the legal right to a kindergarten place in NRW by and served as chief negotiator for the senior international counterpart of the former Federal Health Minister Horst Seehofer From this office, he joined in 1998 because of the outbreak in the health reform 1997. For the perpetrator Bernd Büch from a forensic clinic back .
In 2002 Horstmann was reappointed to the cabinet, where he was Minister for Transport, Energy and State Planning for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia until 2005 . As a representative of the most important federal state in power generation, he was instrumental in the German legislation on European emissions certificate trading and the promotion of renewable energies.
Cabinets
- Cabinet Rau V , 1995–1998: Minister for Labor, Health and Social Affairs
- Steinbrück Cabinet , 2002–2005: Minister for Transport, Energy and State Planning
Honorary positions
Axel Horstmann is a member of several administrative and advisory boards of companies and scientific institutions. He is also chairman of the sponsoring association of the youth and adult education center Haus Neuland e. V. , Bielefeld, and Deputy Chairman of the General German Bicycle Club ( ADFC ), State Association of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Honor
In 2013 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia .
Private
Horstmann lives in Detmold and has three grown sons.
Fonts
- The economic and political capabilities of structure-oriented state innovation funding. The example of the mechanical engineering industry in the Federal Republic of Germany . Transfer-Verlag, Regensburg 1987, ISBN 3-924956-20-0 (see dissertation, Bielefeld University 1986).
literature
- Axel Horstmann , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 20/2006 from May 20, 2006, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manager Magazin: Vom Minister zum Manager issue of September 1, 2006, accessed on April 15, 2015
- ↑ Press release: Deputy Prime Minister Sylvia Löhrmann awards the Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to seven citizens
Web links
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Werner Figgen (1970-1975) | Friedhelm Farthmann (1975–1985) | Hermann Heinemann (1985–1992) | Franz Müntefering (1992–1995) | Axel Horstmann (1995–1998) | Birgit Fischer (1998-2005) | Karl-Josef Laumann (2005–2010) | Barbara Steffens (2010–2017) | Karl-Josef Laumann (since 2017)
Fritz Stricker (1946–1947) | Heinz Renner (1947–1948) | Karl Arnold (1948–1950) | Artur Sträter (1950–1954) | Friedrich Middelhauve (1954–1956) | Hermann Kohlhase (1956–1958) | Hans Lauscher (1958–1962) | Gerhard Kienbaum (1962–1966) | Bruno Gleitze (1966–1967) | Fritz Kaßmann (1967–1970) | Horst-Ludwig Riemer (1970–1979) | Liselotte Funcke (1979–1980) | Reimut Jochimsen (1980–1985) | Christoph Zöpel (1985–1990) | Franz-Josef Kniola (1990–1995) | Wolfgang Clement (1995–1998) | Bodo Hombach (1998) | Peer Steinbrück (1998–2000) | Ernst Schwanhold (2000–2002) | Axel Horstmann (2002-2005) | Oliver Wittke (2005-2009) | Lutz Lienenkämper (2009–2010) | Harry Voigtsberger (2010–2012) | Michael Groschek (2012–2017) | Hendrik Wüst (since 2017)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Horstmann, Axel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD), Member of the State Parliament and Minister for Transport, Energy and State Planning for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tighter |