Günter König (politician)
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Günter König (born July 12, 1933 in Berlin-Kreuzberg ; † September 5, 2015 in Berlin ) was a German politician ( SPD ). From 1989 to 1992 he was the district mayor of Berlin-Kreuzberg.
Life
König grew up in a politically left-wing family. During the Second World War and the air raids on Berlin (1943 to 1945) he was evacuated to the Spreewald with his brother and mother . He experienced the liberation of Berlin by the Red Army in April 1945 in Berlin.
After attending the Robert Koch School in Berlin, he began his service as a civil servant candidate in the Kreuzberg district office in the 1950s. He became a member of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1956 and the SPD in 1959. For several years he was the office manager of the then district mayor Willy Kressmann . In 1971 he was elected to the District Assembly (BVV) Kreuzberg. From 1975 to 1989 he was a member of the Kreuzberg district office and city councilor for youth and sport. In April 1989 he was elected district mayor of Kreuzberg. He held this post until October 1992.
König died at the age of 82 and was buried in the St. Thomas churchyard at Hermannstrasse 179–185 in Neukölln .
Honors
On February 19, 2019 , a memorial plaque was inaugurated on the Günter-König-Sportplatz, Berlin-Kreuzberg , Blücherstraße 46-47 .
Web link
- Cansel Kiziltepe: Obituary for Günter König.Retrieved January 13, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituaries in the Berliner Zeitung from September 12, 2015.
Martin Kahle (1921–1925) | Carl Herz (1925–1933) | Max Brandt (1933–1934) | Wilhelm Hafemann (1934–1939) | Gerhard Sudheimer (1939–1945) | Nikolai Kickull (1945) | Willi Klimm (1945–1946) | Georg Henschel (1946–1949) | Willy Kressmann (1949–1962) | Günther Abendroth (1962–1975) | Rudi Pietschker (1975–1981) | Waldemar Schulze (1981) | Günter Funk (1981–1985) | Wolfgang Krüger (1985–1989) | Günter König (1989–1992) | Peter Strieder (1992-1996) | Franz Schulz (1996-2000)
Since January 1, 2001, the Kreuzberg district has been part of the new Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | King, Günter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin-Kreuzberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th September 2015 |
| Place of death | Berlin |