Franz-Josef Kniola
Franz-Josef Kniola (born February 4, 1943 in Dortmund ) is a German politician ( SPD ).
Life
After graduating from secondary school in 1959, Kniola completed an apprenticeship as a stonemason , which he completed in 1962 with the journeyman's examination. In 1963 he began studying at the higher technical college for social work in Dortmund , which he finished in 1966 with the state examination . From 1967 to 1968 he did community service . Kniola joined the SPD in 1963 and worked from 1968 to 1975 as a youth and education secretary in the SPD district of Western Westphalia . He then worked as a lecturer at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences until 1977. In addition to his work as a lecturer, from 1976 he worked as a freelance speaker in adult education at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation . In 1977 he took over his parents' stonemason business, which he managed until 1990. In 1981 he passed the master's examination as a stonemason and stone sculptor. From 1962 to 1968 he was and since 1993 he has been a member of IG Bau-Steine-Erden . From 1968 to 1992 he was a member of the Public Services, Transport and Traffic Union .
In the state election in 1975 Kniola was elected to the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament for the first time . In the following state elections in 1980 , 1985 , 1990 and 1995 he was able to defend his mandate. In all five electoral terms he represented the Dortmund VI electoral district as a directly elected member . In parliament he mainly dealt with education and university policy. From 1984 to 1994 he was chairman of the SPD in the Hombruch district .
In May 1995 he ran for election to the SPD parliamentary group chairmanship, but was defeated by his opponent Klaus Matthiesen with 49 to 54 votes .
Kniola served from June 12, 1990 to July 17, 1995 as Minister for Urban Development and Transport and from July 17, 1995 to June 9, 1998 as Minister of the Interior in the governments of North Rhine-Westphalia led by Prime Minister Johannes Rau . As Minister of Transport in 1992, together with Anke Brunn , he advocated the introduction of the semester ticket at the universities of North Rhine-Westphalia. Furthermore, he developed an air traffic concept and campaigned for the improvement of local public transport as well as for the freight traffic of the Deutsche Bundesbahn . He was critical of the construction of a Ruhr tunnel ( B 1 / A 40 ). During his tenure as Minister of the Interior, he campaigned for the establishment of anti-corruption units to combat the bribery of civil servants . Furthermore, in contrast to Federal Interior Minister Manfred Kanther , he spoke out against the deportation of refugees from the former Yugoslavia. Kniola was no longer a member of the subsequent government led by Prime Minister Wolfgang Clement due to the amalgamation of the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice. On June 30, 1998, he also resigned from his state parliament mandate.
After leaving politics, Kniola resumed his work as a stonemason. Since 1999 he has been active as chairman of the support association of the NRW Foundation for nature conservation, heritage and culture , of which he was president from 2002 to 2007. Today (2012) he is Honorary Chairman of the Foundation.
Franz-Josef Kniola is married and has four children.
See also
literature
- Munzinger : Internationales Biographisches Archiv 40/1998 from September 21, 1998
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ disputes over second place ; Der Spiegel 6/1995 of February 6, 1995; Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ↑ dramatic mistakes ; Der Spiegel 22/1995 of May 29, 1995; Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ↑ City, Country, Bus ; Der Spiegel 42/1992 of October 12, 1992; Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ↑ Under Reality ; Der Spiegel 46/1993 of November 15, 1993; Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ↑ A difficult cliff ; Der Spiegel 1/1996 of January 1, 1996; Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ↑ Committees of the Friends' Association
- ↑ Franz-Josef Kniola ; Der Spiegel 47/1995 of November 20, 1995; Retrieved November 4, 2012.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kniola, Franz-Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD), MdL |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dortmund |