Friedrich Konrad Stork

Friedrich Konrad Stork (born December 30, 1914 in Schallstadt ; † November 2, 1988 there ) was a German politician ( FDP ).

Live and act

Stork lost his parents very early: his father was killed in World War I in 1916 , his mother died in 1921. So he later grew up with his grandfather Johann Albert Stork , who was himself mayor of Schallstadt and a member of the Baden state parliament . He died in 1929, so that the Altrößlewirt Max Burggraf took over the guardianship and asset management for Friedrich Konrad Stork.

Stork attended elementary school, agricultural vocational school and agricultural school. In 1935 he took over his grandfather's winery after passing his farm test. Only a short time later he had to do his military service, for which he was the state winner in the Reich professional competition in the category "Vintner with technical school". During the Second World War he was used in military service on the Eastern and Western Fronts and was wounded four times. In July 1945, he was able to escape from Soviet captivity in Bessarabia . During this time his wife Hilda, who was married in 1938, took over the wine-growing business.

After the war, Stork co-founded the Schallstadt local association of the FDP, of which he was deputy district chairman from 1965 to 1979. In November 1948 he moved into the local council and the district council of the Freiburg district. Until 1972 he was a parish councilor and during this time also deputy mayor. He was a member of the district council until 1979, after the district reform in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district . From 1953 to 1974 he also sat in front of the district parliamentary group of the FDP. In 1965 he also became chairman of the district council and was thus deputy district administrator. From 1956 to 1976 he was also a member of the Baden-Württemberg state parliament , always elected via a second mandate in the Freiburg-Land constituency . Stork was primarily involved in transport policy, but he was also involved in other areas. At the beginning of the fifties he spoke out in favor of a merger of the three south-west German federal states. In 1960 the first wine festival he initiated took place on the Batzenberg . In 1969, under him, the ultimately successful talks on the merger of the communities of Schallstadt and Wolfenweiler began.

Stork died after a long illness, leaving behind three sons and a daughter.

Awards

• 1965: State medal for agriculture and forestry in gold from the state of Baden-Württemberg
• 1969: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
• 1974: Large Federal Cross of Merit
• 1976: Commemorative medal from the District President of Freiburg
• 1980: Merit Medal of the State of Baden-Württemberg
• Green belt of the Baden agricultural main association
• Silver badge of honor of the Baden Viticulture Association u. A.

Web links

• Biography of Friedrich Konrad Stork in the Baden-Württemberg State Archives