Heinrich Kress

Heinrich Kreß (born August 1, 1902 in Hanau ; † December 4, 1985 ) was a Hessian politician ( CDU ) and a former member of the Hessian state parliament .

Heinrich Kreß did a commercial apprenticeship after elementary school and worked as an employee in trade and industry. Later he was the founder of a wholesaler and most recently worked as a book auditor.

In his youth he was active in the workers' youth and in the Wandervogel movement, later in church life. After the Second World War , he co-founded the CDU in the Hanau district in 1945 and was honorary managing director there. From July 1, 1946 to January 31, 1968 Heinrich Kreß was district administrator in the district of Gelnhausen and from December 1, 1946 to November 30, 1950 he was a member of the Hessian state parliament.

Honors

• 1968: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
• 1977: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
• He was made an honorary citizen by the city of Gelnhausen .
• The Heinrich Kreß-Haus in Linsengericht bears his name.

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• 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. 310–311 ( 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. 227.

Web links

• Kress, Heinrich. Hessian biography. (As of July 31, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).