Edmund Weber (politician)

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Edmund Weber (born September 21, 1897 in Gebesee , Thuringia , † June 11, 1970 in Wanne-Eickel ) was a German politician ( SPD ).

Life and work

Weber, who took part in the First World War as a soldier and was wounded, moved to Wanne in 1919 and worked as a miner at the Pluto colliery from 1920 . Here he joined the trade union and the socialist labor movement. Due to the war injuries he suffered, he had to give up his job in 1932. Afterwards he was unemployed at first, but was then employed as an insurance employee at the Volksfürsorge in Wanne-Eickel. In addition, he was a member of the federal executive committee of the Reich Association of War Participants and War Victims .

MP

Weber had been a council member of the city of Wanne-Eickel since December 1945. He had been a member of the Westphalia-Lippe Regional Assembly since 1956 and was a member of the advisory board of the state and water police.

Public offices

Weber was Lord Mayor of the city of Wanne-Eickel from November 2, 1948 to November 27, 1969 . With a total of 21 years of service, he held this office for the longest of all mayors. During his term of office, the urban reconstruction and the crossing of the 100,000-inhabitant mark fell in 1955, after which Wanne-Eickel was allowed to call itself a big city .

Edmund Weber memorial stone at the Herten forest cemetery.

Honors

  • Golden Ring of Honor of the City of Wanne-Eickel, 1952
  • Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class , 1962
  • Honorary citizenship of the city of Wanne-Eickel, 1969
  • Edmund-Weber-Strasse in Wanne-Eickel, 1974

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personal data
SURNAME Weber, Edmund
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (SPD)
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Gebesee , Thuringia
DATE OF DEATH June 11, 1970
Place of death Wanne-Eickel