Erwin Holsteg
Erwin Holsteg (born October 22, 1920 in Brünen , † April 2, 2005 in Hamminkeln ) was a German politician of the FDP .
Holsteg was an agricultural engineer and farmer by profession. He joined the FDP in 1952. From 1980 to 1983 Holsteg was a member of the German Bundestag . He was elected via the state list of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Private life
Holsteg spent his youth and school days with five siblings on the Huferhof in Brünen-Hamminkeln, Rees district. He attended the agricultural vocational school from 1935 to 1938 with an apprenticeship certificate. In 1940 he took part in the French campaign and in the spring of 1941 came to the Eastern Front in the northern section of the Ilmensee-Novgorod Volkhov. As a group leader, he suffered a serious wound from a shot in the lung and fell ill with malaria in the hospital. After a long recovery he was unfit for military service and was given leave to study. In early 1945 he was taken prisoner by the United States and released from sick camp in August 1945.
In 1947 he founded the riding club "Jagdfalke" in Brünen, was its chairman as a riding instructor and in 1957 became an honorary riding instructor. From 1953 he was president and from 1976 honorary president of the St. Johann rifle club in Brünen.
literature
- Rudolf Vierhaus , Ludolf Herbst (eds.), Bruno Jahn (collaborators): Biographical manual of the members of the German Bundestag. 1949-2002. Vol. 1: A-M. KG Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-23782-0 , p. 359.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holsteg, Erwin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (FDP), Member of the Bundestag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brünen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 2005 |
| Place of death | Hamminkeln |