Gerhard Koch (politician, 1906)

Gerhard Koch (born August 22, 1906 in Holtrup ; † January 22, 1983 in Bielefeld ) was a German lawyer in the financial administration. For the Social Democratic Party of Germany he was a member of parliament in local, state, federal and European politics.

Life

After graduating from secondary school, Koch studied law and political science at the Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen . In 1926 he became a member of the Corps Borussia Tübingen . He passed the first state examination in law in 1928 and worked as a court trainee. He received his doctorate in 1929 for Dr. iur. In 1932 he passed the assessor examination . He then worked in financial administration, most recently as a senior government councilor at a tax office . From 1939 to 1945 he took part in the Second World War as a soldier .

Koch joined the SPD and was chairman of the SPD district association Bielefeld. In 1952 he became a council member of the city of Bielefeld. From 1954 to 1961 he was a member of the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia . After the general election in 1961 he represented the constituency of Bielefeld in the German Bundestag until 1972 . He was also a member of the European Parliament from 1970 to 1973 .

personal data
SURNAME	Koch, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German lawyer, finance officer and politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag, Member of the Bundestag, MEP
DATE OF BIRTH	August 22, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH	Holtrup
DATE OF DEATH	January 22, 1983
Place of death	Bielefeld