Erich Riecke

Erich Riecke on an election poster for the 1957 federal election

Erich Riecke (born July 15, 1906 in Dortmund , † October 29, 1992 ) was a CDU politician .

Life

Riecke was a member of the Dortmund City Council from 1948 to 1975. In 1964 he was elected deputy mayor. For his committed work, he was awarded the ring of honor and the city plaque of the city of Dortmund, and he was also honored with the honorary title of "former mayor". In addition, Federal President Karl Carstens awarded Erich Riecke the Federal Cross of Merit, First Class, on his 75th birthday .

In the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe and in national technical committees he worked on the design of the Westphalian part of the country, which u. a. for the protection of monuments in Aplerbeck. Through the state curator, he obtained funds for the renovation of St. George's Church in Aplerbeck.

He was also committed to the Protestant Church in Dortmund and Westphalia. From 1936 to 1976 Erich Riecke was presbyter and for many years also church master in the Protestant parish Schüren. Erich Riecke was also an honorary judge at the Münster Higher Administrative Court .

From 1960 to 1972 he was a member of the district synod of the Dortmund-Süd church district; and from 1948 to 1968 a member of the regional synod of the Protestant Church of Westphalia . He has headed the municipal office in Aplerbeck since 1930; the congregation belonged to the Confessing Church during National Socialism . Because of his opposition to National Socialism, Erich Riecke was sent to the denazification committee in 1945 as a representative of the church.

In his Dortmund-Aplerbeck area of ​​life, he was connected to sport and its organizations.