Citizen spokesman

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The citizen word holder is the voting chairman of the city ​​council in Bad Oldesloe .

This designation is derived from the Middle Low German word "Wortholder" for word holder or speaker. The citizen spokesman invites to council meetings and leads them. The official title is unique in Germany and has existed since 1950. Hildegard Pontow has been the current citizen word holder since 2018. Rainer Fehrmann held the office from 2008 to 2018.

See also

  • Worthalter (also: Wortführer ), in Hanover from the Middle Ages the name for the speaker of the city's jury

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ There is only one citizen word holder , Hamburger Abendblatt, May 25, 2011
  2. ↑ Hildegard Pontow becomes the new citizen word holder in Oldesloe , Hamburger Abendblatt, May 22, 2018
  3. ^ Rainer Fehrmann new citizen word holder , Hamburger Abendblatt, June 18, 2008