Gerhard Braun (politician)

Gerhard Braun, 1989

Gerhard Braun (born December 28, 1923 in Wermelskirchen ; † October 23, 2015 there ) was a German politician ( CDU ).

Life and work

After graduating from secondary school in 1939, Braun completed a commercial apprenticeship. He was drafted into the Wehrmacht in 1941 and took part in the Second World War as a soldier until 1945 . From 1945 to 1947 and 1956/57 he worked as a commercial clerk. From 1966 to 1978 he was managing director of a publishing house.

Political party

Braun joined the CDU in 1945, joined the Junge Union (JU) and was state secretary of the JU Rhineland from 1947 to 1955 . From 1957 to 1960 he was deputy state manager and from 1961 to 1966 state manager of the CDU Rhineland. In 1979 he was elected to the federal board of the Association for Local Politics. From 1985 to 1988 he was senior representative of the CDU. From 1988 to 1990 he was the first federal chairman of the Seniors' Union .

MP

Braun was a council member of the city of Wermelskirchen from 1961 to 1989. He was a member of the German Bundestag from 1972 to 1987. From 1976 to 1980 he represented the constituency of Remscheid in parliament . In all other electoral periods he entered the Bundestag via the CDU state list of North Rhine-Westphalia .

Others

Gerhard Braun was a member of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein department Wermelskirchen from November 9, 1946 until his death and was also a member of the advisory board there.

Honors

Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class , 1983
Large Federal Cross of Merit, 1989

Web links

Gerhard Braun thanked RP Online for an article on Braun's 90th birthday for 90 years

Individual evidence

↑ CDU mourns the loss of Gerhard Braun ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Romerike Berge , 66th volume, issue 1/2016, p. 37 f.

personal data
SURNAME	Braun, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag
DATE OF BIRTH	December 28, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wermelskirchen
DATE OF DEATH	October 23, 2015
Place of death	Wermelskirchen

[1] CDU mourns the loss of Gerhard Braun ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[2] Romerike Berge , 66th volume, issue 1/2016, p. 37 f.