Ernst Eckardt (politician)

Ernst Eckardt (born August 26, 1922 in Leipzig , † February 19, 2002 in Berlin ) was a German politician and a functionary of the GDR CDU . Among other things, he was chairman of the CDU district committee in Frankfurt (Oder) .

Life

Eckardt was born the son of a craftsman . He attended the Petri School in Leipzig and learned the profession of shipbuilding engineer. On September 1, 1940, he became a member of the NSDAP .

In 1947 he joined the CDU. Eckardt was active in the school service. In 1954 he became deputy chairman of the council of the district I in Leipzig, from 1955 to 1958 he was deputy chairman of the council of the district of Leipzig . He was also a member of the Leipzig District Assembly . After studying at the University of Transportation in Dresden with a degree in engineering and economics, he worked for several years at the Inland Shipping Directorate. From 1958 to 1961 he was deputy chairman of the CDU district association in Suhl . In August 1961 he took over the chairmanship of the CDU district association Frankfurt / Oder, which he held until 1963. From 1964 to 1989 he was chairman of the CDU district association Berlin-Weißensee .

From 1969 he worked as a district councilor for the housing industry and from 1970 as a member of the city district assembly in Berlin-Weißensee. From 1975 he was head of the “Complex Technology” department, then as a group leader for market work and needs assessment in the Inland Navigation Directorate in Berlin in the VEB Kombinat inland navigation and waterways (KBW).

Awards

Ernst Moritz Arndt Medal

Otto Nuschke Decoration in Silver (1965) and Gold (1989)

Badge of Honor of the National Front in silver (1969) and gold (1971)

Gold badge of honor of the Society for German-Soviet Friendship (1975)

Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze (1978) and in silver (1982)

Socialist Labor Activist (1987)

literature

Federal Ministry for All-German Issues (Ed.): SBZ biography . Deutscher Bundes-Verlag, Berlin 1964, p. 75.
Olaf Kappelt : Brown Book GDR. Nazis in the GDR. Reichmann Verlag, Berlin (West) 1981, ISBN 3-923137-00-1 , p. 176.
Hella Karden: Eckardt, Ernst . In: Gabriele Baumgartner, Dieter Hebig (Hrsg.): Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ / DDR. 1945–1990 . Volume 1: Abendroth - Lyr . KG Saur, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-598-11176-2 , p. 143f.

Individual evidence

^ Obituary in the Berliner Zeitung of March 2, 2002.
^ Conversation with District Councilor Eckardt in: Neue Zeit , December 12, 1969, p. 6.
^ Reinhard Schreiner: Names and dates from six decades of party work. The chairmen and managing directors of the CDU state, district and district associations since 1945 (PDF; 1.0 MB). Archive for Christian Democratic Politics, Sankt Augustin 2012, p. 80.
↑ List of candidates for the city district assemblies. In: Berliner Zeitung , March 17, 1970, p. 4.

personal data
SURNAME	Eckardt, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician (CDU)
DATE OF BIRTH	August 26, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH	Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH	February 19, 2002
Place of death	Berlin

[1] Obituary in the Berliner Zeitung of March 2, 2002.

[2] Conversation with District Councilor Eckardt in: Neue Zeit , December 12, 1969, p. 6.

[3] Reinhard Schreiner: Names and dates from six decades of party work. The chairmen and managing directors of the CDU state, district and district associations since 1945 (PDF; 1.0 MB). Archive for Christian Democratic Politics, Sankt Augustin 2012, p. 80.

[4] List of candidates for the city district assemblies. In: Berliner Zeitung , March 17, 1970, p. 4.