Hans Lorenz (politician)

Hans Lorenz (born October 29, 1954 in Dossenheim ) is a CDU politician from Baden-Württemberg . In the 10th and 11th electoral periods from 1988 to 1996 he was a member of the Baden-Württemberg state parliament .

Life

education and profession

Hans Lorenz was born and raised in Dossenheim. The family had moved to the then new settlement in Im Dossenwald in 1965 . He attended Neubergschule and then grammar school, although his parents were setting up a horticultural business at the same time.

After school, however, he succeeded his parents and initially completed his training in a horticultural company in Eppelheim. He then graduated as a master gardener. Together with his wife, he took over half of the family business.

Political activity

At the age of 25 he ran for the local council and was elected straight away. He came up with suggestions for improvement and was then asked to run for the state parliament.

He prevailed against several competitors and was elected to the state parliament in 1988 with a direct mandate for the Weinheim constituency. In 1992 he was re-elected.

In 1995 the then mayor of Dossenheim, Peter Denger, decided not to run for a second time and Lorenz applied for the office of mayor. He was elected and has been mayor ever since. In March 2018, he decided against running for another term.

Family and private

He has been married to his wife Ursula since 1982, who gave up her job as a bank clerk for the gardening business. The couple has three children.

Web links

• The municipal council of Dossenheim

References and comments

1. ^ Doris Weber: Dossenheim's mayor Lorenz celebrates 60th Rhein Neckar Zeitung. October 29, 2014, accessed October 26, 2018.
2. ↑ Hans Lorenz will no longer run in 2019. Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung. March 22, 2018, accessed October 26, 2018.