Eckhard Naumann

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Eckhard Naumann

Eckhard Naumann (born June 2, 1947 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg ) is a German local politician of the SPD and former Lord Mayor of Lutherstadt Wittenberg.

Life

After graduating from school, the son of a blacksmith took up an apprenticeship in chemistry with a high school diploma, which he completed in 1967. He completed his subsequent studies in 1971 with a degree in process engineering. He then worked from 1971 as a software developer and in 1989 as the head of the data center at VEB nitrogen works Piesteritz . During the political upheaval in the GDR , he was initially committed to the democratic awakening and joined the SPD in 1990 .

Political offices

Since June 6, 1990, he has been mayor and, after the second election and amended municipal constitution of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, since June 1994, Lord Mayor of Lutherstadt Wittenberg. In April 2008 he won the mayoral election for his fourth term, which ended in July 2015. During his tenure he campaigned for the establishment of a new, democratically constituted city administration, for an urban redevelopment of Lutherstadt Wittenberg and for the industrial location of the same. In the process, further synergies were developed with regard to the Reformation anniversary in 2017, the Leucorea Foundation helped shape and town twinning was further developed. At 25 years of service, he was one of the city's longest serving dignitaries. Only Samuel Selfisch , due to the legalities of that time, had been in the highest dignity of the city for almost as long. At the same time, at the end of his term of office, he was one of the longest serving Lord Mayors in Germany.

After his tenure, he developed further commitment to Lutherstadt in various clubs and organizations. For example, as a board member and president of the Wittenberg Center for Global Ethics. His work found recognition in different social classes. On November 8, 1994, he received an honorary doctorate from Wittenberg University in Springfield (Ohio), on December 7, 2015, the Order of Merit of the State of Saxony-Anhalt, and on October 16, 2017, the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon. On March 28, 2018, the Wittenberg City Council Naumann decided on June 27, 2018 to apply for the honorary citizenship of Lutherstadt , as he has played a decisive role in the development of the common good of the city and has decisively shaped its appearance beyond his official duties.

family

Eckhard Naumann is married, has two children and five grandchildren.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Article honorary citizenship for ex Mayor Eckhard Naumann in Witteberger Sonntag Magazin (viewed April 2, 2018), cf. also article Mitteldeutsche Zeitung , regional section Wittenberg, Easter 2018, p. 14