Berthold Günther
Berthold Günther (born November 21, 1930 in Wellesweiler ; † December 18, 1985 ) was a German politician ( SPD ).
Life
Berthold Günther grew up in Wellesweiler and did an apprenticeship as a commercial clerk. He was director of the Neunkirchen Zoo for sixteen years . His nickname was "Boy".
He was also politically active for many years: from 1956 to 1974 and again from 1979 on he was a member of the Neunkirchen city council , from 1960 to 1964 an alderman and from 1968 to 1974 chairman of the SPD's city council group. From 1974 to 1979 he was a member of the district council of the Neunkirchen district . In 1974 he took up the post of Lord Mayor of Neunkirchen, but was defeated by Paul Kolb , who was also a member of the SPD. In 1970 he was elected to the Saarland state parliament for the first time , to which he belonged until his death.
In Wellesweiler, the Berthold-Günther-Platz (previously: Zum Ochsenwald) was named after him.
Web links
- Berthold Günther on saarland-biografien.de
literature
- Armin Schlicker: Street Lexicon Neunkirchen. Streets, squares and bridges in the past and present . Published by Historischer Verein Stadt Neunkirchen eV Neunkirchen 2009. ISBN 978-3-00-027592-0 . Pp. 65-66
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| SURNAME | Günther, Berthold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German zoo director and politician (SPD), MdL |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wellesweiler |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th December 1985 |