Ernst Zühlke

Ernst Zühlke (born November 8, 1895 in Breslau ; † June 9, 1976 in Coburg ) was a German trade unionist and politician ( SPD ).

Life and work

After attending elementary school, Zühlke first completed an apprenticeship as a model carpenter and took part in the First World War as a soldier from 1914 to 1918 . In 1918 he joined the free trade unions , worked as a model carpenter and was a works council in an industrial plant from 1920 to 1927. In 1927 he continued his education at the State College for Business and Administration in Düsseldorf . He then worked as a union employee. He was also a member of the Wroclaw City Youth Care and Welfare Committee. After the National Socialists came to power, Zühlke was persecuted politically and placed under police supervision. In the following years he worked as a model carpenter and calculator.

Zühlke was expelled from Breslau in 1946, then moved to West Germany as a displaced person and initially settled in Paderborn . After resuming his union and party work, he moved to Coburg in 1947 and worked there again as a union employee. He also worked as a lecturer at the Coburg Adult Education Center.

Political party

Zühlke had been a member of the SPD since 1919.

MP

In 1933, Zühlke was a councilor for the city of Breslau. In 1948 he was elected to the Coburg City Council. He was a member of the German Bundestag from 1949 to 1965. In 1949 he won the direct mandate in the constituency of Coburg and then he always entered parliament via the Bavarian state list . From January 11, 1961 to 1965 he was deputy chairman of the Bundestag committee for burden sharing .

Awards

Zühlke was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit on June 23, 1962 .

literature

• Rudolf Vierhaus , Ludolf Herbst (eds.), Bruno Jahn (collaborators): Biographical manual of the members of the German Bundestag. 1949-2002. Vol. 2: N-Z. Attachment. KG Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-23782-0 , p. 992.