Hans-Otto Weidenbach

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Hans-Otto Weidenbach (born July 25, 1952 in Bremen ; † July 16, 2011 in Bremen) was a freelance journalist and politician ( NPD , DVU ).

biography

education and profession

After finishing school, Weidenbach completed an apprenticeship as a machine fitter at Bohm & Kruse in Bremen-Hemelingen . In 1972 he joined the Federal Border Police (BGS) and received training as a law enforcement officer. Then he was an administrative employee in the child benefit fund of the employment office in Bremen. From 1976 to 1981 he worked as a machinist in a large Bremen company in the food industry, then as a technical employee in a Bremen fruit trading company. Since 1987 he has been working as a freelance journalist with a focus on history and daily politics.

Weidenbach was married and had a stepchild that had not been adopted.

politics

Weidenbach was an activist with the Young National Democrats (JN) in Bremen as early as 1971 . In 1976 he joined the National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD). From 1977 to 1992 he was chairman of the NPD district association Bremen-Stadt, from spring 1987 until November 1992 chairman of the NPD regional association Bremen and meanwhile a member of the party executive committee.

Weidenbach was a founding member of the German People's Union (DVU) as a party in March 1987. He was elected to the board of the DVU regional association in Bremen . In 1992 he became chairman of the DVU regional association of Lower Saxony and in 1995 a member of the national board of DVU. From January 2009 to June 2010 he was a member of the party presidium and deputy party chairman and from 2007 to June 2010 he was chairman of the DVU regional association in Bremen. In mid-June 2010 he resigned from all party offices. As a member of the German People's Union, Weidenbach was a member of the Bremen Parliament from October 1991 to May 1995 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ unknown. In: dvu-nds.de. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011 ; accessed on January 29, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Right-wing radicals: butter from bread . In: Der Spiegel . No. 41 , 1991 ( online ).
personal data
SURNAME Weidenbach, Hans-Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist and politician (NPD, DVU), Member of the Bundestag
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremen
DATE OF DEATH July 16, 2011
Place of death Bremen