Berthold Martin

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Berthold Martin (born June 23, 1913 in Eisemroth / Dillkreis , † November 12, 1973 in Gießen ) was a German CDU politician .

Life and work

After graduating from high school in 1933, Martin, who was Protestant , first studied theology and passed both theological exams. As a member of the Confessing Church he did not get a pastor's position, he went on to study medicine and was also awarded a doctorate in medicine. He did his clinical training in Giessen. He specialized as a psychiatrist and was initially a senior physician at the state hospital in Gießen and later became a department head for the youth and health department of the city of Gießen.

The psychotherapeutic dormitory Berthold-Martin-Haus of the Association for Youth Welfare and Youth Care eV in Gießen has been named after him since 1986 . Martin founded the association in 1951 and was its chairman until his death.

MP

Martin was a founding member of the CDU in Gießen, where he was also a member of the city parliament, parliamentary group chairman and, from 1948, an honorary member of the magistrate as a department head in various offices, most recently in the health department. Martin was a member of the state parliament in Hesse from 1954 to November 27, 1957 . From 1957 until his death he was a member of the German Bundestag , where he represented the constituency of Obertaunuskreis . From 1961 to 1965 he was chairman of the Bundestag committee for cultural policy and journalism. From 1965 to 1972 he was on the board of the CDU / CSU parliamentary group as chairman of the parliamentary group for science and journalism. In 1971/72 and in 1973 he was chairman of the study commissions “Foreign Cultural Policy” of the sixth and seventh German Bundestag. From 1969 until his death he was also chairman of the Hessian regional group within the CDU / CSU parliamentary group. He is considered one of the fathers of the Film Funding Act of December 1967.

Honors

Publications

  • Foreign cultural relations , Luchterhand-Verlag, Neuwied 1966.

literature

  • Walter Henkels : 99 Bonn heads , reviewed and supplemented edition, Fischer-Bücherei, Frankfurt am Main 1965, p. 168ff.
  • Jochen Lengemann : The Hessen Parliament 1946–1986 . Biographical handbook of the advisory state committee, the state assembly advising the constitution and the Hessian state parliament (1st – 11th electoral period). Ed .: President of the Hessian State Parliament. Insel-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1986, ISBN 3-458-14330-0 , p. 326 ( hessen.de [PDF; 12.4 MB ]).
  • Jochen Lengemann: MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 254.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 25, No. 159, August 25, 1973.
personal data
SURNAME Martin, Berthold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag, Member of the Bundestag
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Eisemroth , Dillkreis
DATE OF DEATH November 12, 1973
Place of death to water