Fritz Holthoff
Fritz HolthofF (* 5. January 1915 in Dortmund , † 18th September 2006 in Duisburg ) was a German politician of the SPD and Culture Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia .
Life
After studying pedagogy and sports pedagogy at the University of Bonn , the Reichsakademie für physical exercises and at the University for Teacher Training Dortmund (now part of the Technical University of Dortmund ), from 1947 Holthoff was initially a teacher at the Christian Community School ( elementary school ) in Rünthe, today a District of Bergkamen , then from 1953 worked as rector at the Falkschule in Unna . In 1954 he became a senior school officer in Duisburg; here he was later, from 1957 to 1966, head of school. In 1960 he was appointed honorary professor for education and teaching at the Gerhard-Mercator University of Duisburg (now University of Duisburg-Essen ) or its predecessor institution. In 1980 Holthoff retired .
In 1947 he joined the SPD. 1950–1966 and 1967–1975 he was a member of the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia . After the social-liberal coalition took over the government in 1966, Holthoff was appointed minister of education. He held this office until 1970. Jürgen Girgensohn was his successor as minister of culture .
Fritz Holthoff is the grandfather of the contemporary German painter Jan Holthoff .
Honors
- 1969: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1973: Large Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1987: Honorary Senator of the University of Duisburg-Essen
- 1987: Honorary doctorate from the University of Duisburg-Essen
Individual evidence
- ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 25, No. 111, June 16, 1973.
- ↑ Honorary Senator of the UDE , UDE, accessed on July 13, 2012
See also
Cabinet Kühn I - Cabinet Kühn II
Web links
- Fritz Holthoff at the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Literature by and about Fritz Holthoff in the catalog of the German National Library
- Death report in the taz from September 20, 2006
Wilhelm Hamacher (1946) | Rudolf Amelunxen (1946) | Heinrich Konen (1946–1947) | Christine Teusch (1947–1954) | Werner Schütz (1954–1956, 1958–1962) | Paul Luchtenberg (1956–1958) | Paul Mikat (1962–1966) | Fritz Holthoff (1966–1970) | Jürgen Girgensohn (1970–1983) | Hans Schwier (1983–1995) | Gabriele Behler (1995-2002) | Ute Schäfer (2002–2005) | Barbara Sommer (2005–2010) | Sylvia Löhrmann (2010–2017) | Yvonne Gebauer (since 2017)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holthoff, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD), Member of the State Parliament and Minister of Culture of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dortmund |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 2006 |
| Place of death | Duisburg |