Hedwig Meermann
Hedwig Meermann , b. Schmitt (born August 7, 1913 in Essen , † April 9, 2000 in Tuttlingen ) was a German politician ( SPD ) and a member of the Bundestag.
Life and work
Meermann was born into a family of teachers as the oldest of four children. After graduating from high school in 1932 and attending commercial school in 1933, she went to France for a year to improve her French in Lyon . From 1934 to 1943 she worked in a commercial position as a secretary and clerk for various companies and trade associations. In 1944 she moved from the Ruhr area to Tuttlingen.
After the Second World War , Meermann was employed as a French interpreter for the city of Tuttlingen from 1945 to 1947. She joined the ÖTV in 1946 and also worked as an interpreter and translator for the trade unions and for the district office. In 1949/50 she worked for the Tuttlinger Maschinenbauwerk Chiron . After their wedding, she looked after her family as a housewife, from which a son emerged. From 1954 to 1957, she led the course The Woman as Citizen at the Adult Education Center in Tuttlingen. For this purpose, she completed a study trip to the United States in 1955 .
Political party
Meermann joined the SPD in 1946, worked from 1950 to 1961 as a secretary for the social democratic delegates at the Council of Europe and from 1954 in the same position at the Western European Union (WEU). She was elected chairwoman of the SPD district association in Tuttlingen in 1958 and was a member of the state executive committee of the SPD Baden-Württemberg from 1958 to 1961 . From 1964 to 1972 she served as chairwoman of the SPD sub-district Schwenningen .
MPs
Meermann was elected to the Tuttlingen City Council in 1953, to which she belonged until 1966. From 1959 to 1961 she was a member of the Tuttlingen district and chairwoman of the SPD parliamentary group.
She was a member of the German Bundestag from 1961 to 1976. It was always drawn into parliament via the Baden-Württemberg state list. From September 3, 1970 to 1972, she was deputy chairman of the Bundestag committee for urban development and housing. From 1968 to 1972 she was President of the Culture Commission of the Interparliamentary Union (IPU) and from 1972 to 1977 President of the German Parliamentary Society (DPG).
She then took part in the founding of the association of former members of the German Bundestag and the European Parliament , of which she was a member until 1991.
Honors
- 1973: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1977: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1988: Great Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany
Publications
- Notes on the history of the association of former members of the German Bundestag and the European Parliament , 1987
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merman, Hedwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schmitt, Hedwig (maiden name); Merman, Hedi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD), member of the Bundestag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | eat |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 2000 |
| Place of death | Tuttlingen |