Hans Janßen (politician, 1924)

Hinrich Johannes Janßen (born July 7, 1924 in Langewerth near Wilhelmshaven ; † September 8, 2011 ) was a German politician ( Social Democratic Party of Germany ) and a member of the Lower Saxony state parliament .

Janßen grew up in simple circumstances. After attending primary school, he completed an apprenticeship as a locksmith from 1939 to 1942. In January 1943 he was called up for military service in the Navy ; towards the end of the Second World War he fell into French captivity . After his release from captivity at the end of 1946, Janßen worked in various Wilhelmshaven industrial companies, was temporarily unemployed, and finally became chairman of the works council. In April 1948 he joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany, in the same year he became a member of IG Metall .

He became a councilor in Wilhelmshaven in 1952 and was a member of the Hildesheim city council from 1956 to 1959. In 1953 and 1954 he attended advanced training courses at the Academy of Work and in 1954 became managing director of Hildesheim IG Metall. From 1965 to 1977 he was district manager of IG Metall in Münster and from 1977 to 1986 member of the board of IG Metall and as such was responsible for collective bargaining policy. During his tenure, the 35-hour week was enforced.

From May 6, 1959 to April 27, 1966 he was a member of the Lower Saxony state parliament (4th and 5th electoral terms).

In 2005 Janßen left the SPD and became a member of the WASG , which in 2007 became part of the Die Linke party.

Janßen was married and had three children.

literature

• Barbara Simon : Member of Parliament in Lower Saxony 1946–1994. Biographical manual. Edited by the President of the Lower Saxony State Parliament. Lower Saxony State Parliament, Hanover 1996, p. 182.
• Hans Janßen in the archive of the social democracy of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung