Heinrich Achenbach (politician)

Heinrich Achenbach (born June 2, 1881 in Niederdieten ; † July 3, 1966 ) was a German politician ( CDU ) and a member of the Hessian state parliament .

education and profession

After elementary school and an apprenticeship as a bricklayer, Heinrich Achenbach worked as a foreman in the Rhineland and Westphalia. From 1913 to 1922 he was secretary of the Christian building workers' association. From 1914 to 1918 he did his military service . From 1922 to 1932 he was the managing director of the construction production cooperative in Siegen . After the takeover by the Nazis and DC circuit of the unions he was again active in the old job.

politics

Heinrich Achenbach became a member of the CDU in 1945 and was district chairman of the CDU in the Biedenkopf district .

From 1946 he was a member of the district council and chairman of the CDU parliamentary group .

From July 15, 1946 to November 30, 1946 he was a member of the Constitutional Advisory Assembly of Greater Hesse and from December 1, 1946 to November 30, 1950, a member of the Hessian Landtag.

Honors

• 1953: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany

literature

• Jochen Lengemann : The Hessen Parliament 1946–1986 . Biographical handbook of the advisory state committee, the state assembly advising the constitution and the Hessian state parliament (1st – 11th electoral period). Ed .: President of the Hessian State Parliament. Insel-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1986, ISBN 3-458-14330-0 , p. 197 ( hessen.de [PDF; 12.4 MB ]).
• Jochen Lengemann: MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 51.

Web links

• Achenbach, Heinrich. Hessian biography. (As of February 9, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).