Gerhard Klippstein

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Gerhard Klippstein (born July 12, 1945 in Mannheim ; † December 31, 2009 in Bielefeld ) was a German local politician ( SPD ) and economist.

Life

Klippstein grew up in Mannheim and graduated from the local business school (today University of Mannheim ) with a degree in economics with a degree in economics . He then studied at the Professional College of Education Stuttgart Vocational Education and became the Dr. rer. pole. PhD. In higher education he later worked at the study seminar and at the Carl Severing Vocational College in Bielefeld.

In 1970 Klippstein joined the SPD . In 1972 he moved to Herford , where he was elected chairman of his party's city association and member of the city ​​council in 1975 . In 1984 he was elected mayor by the council and re-elected in 1989 and 1994. From 1994 he was the first full-time mayor of Herford. In 1999 he was defeated by Thomas Gabriel ( CDU ) in the first direct mayor election .

In 2000, Klippstein became Professor of Economics at the newly founded University of Applied Sciences for medium-sized companies in Bielefeld, where he was appointed first rector . He remained in this office until his death in 2009.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ nw-trauer.de
  2. ↑ china.in-lippe.eu ( Memento from July 28, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  3. ↑ NW-news.de : Mourning for Gerhard Klippstein ( Memento from January 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Local elections 1999 - election of the councilors and mayors of the municipalities belonging to the district - Herford, city. State Office for Data Processing and Statistics NRW, accessed on March 26, 2017 .
predecessor Office successor
Kurt Schober Mayor of Herford
1984 - 1999 		Thomas Gabriel
personal data
SURNAME Klippstein, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German local politician (SPD)
DATE OF BIRTH July 12, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 2009
Place of death Bielefeld