Ernst-Günther Zumach

Ernst-Günther Zumach (born November 3, 1926 in Erlangen ; † September 11, 2012 in Ansbach ) was a German lawyer and politician , he served as Lord Mayor of Ansbach for almost 20 years .

Life

Ernst-Günther Zumach attended the Carolinum grammar school in Ansbach. In 1943 he was drafted at the age of 17 and shortly afterwards he was imprisoned by the Soviets for five years, from which he returned in 1949. He studied law at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and at the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz and received his doctorate in 1955. In 1950 he joined the musical student association AMV Fridericiana Erlangen . He was married to Ilse Zumach, nee Hofknecht.

Political activity

The initially non-party criminal lawyer was nominated by the CSU in 1971 as a candidate for mayor election and prevailed relatively narrowly against the SPD candidate, the world champion in field handball Erwin Porzner . Due to numerous incorporations, the population of the city of Ansbach soon increased by more than 10%, so that a new mayor had to be elected as early as 1973. In this, Zumach prevailed (with no opponent) with more than 90%. In the next election, in 1979, he even achieved 95% (again with no opponents). After being re-elected again, Zumach did not run again in 1990, Ralf Felber ( SPD ) succeeded him as Lord Mayor.

Honors

Zumach was awarded the Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany and an honorary citizen of the city of Ansbach .

swell

Karl Friedrich: Always an open ear for everyone. Obituary in: Fränkische Landeszeitung No. 213/2012 of September 12, 2012

Individual evidence

1. ^ Karl Eduard Haas: The Academic-Musical Association Fridericana in the Sondershäuser Association, formerly the student choir in Erlangen . Erlangen 1982, self-published, p. 353