Heinz-Peter Becker

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heinz-Peter Becker in August 2017

Heinz-Peter Becker (* 1957 in Walldorf (Hesse) ) is an SPD politician and was mayor of the southern Hessian city ​​of Mörfelden-Walldorf from 2007 to July 2019 .

Career

After graduating from secondary school, Becker first completed an apprenticeship as an electrician at Siemens. At the evening grammar school, he then made up his Abitur and then began studying economics in Frankfurt , which he completed with a degree in economics .

In 1985 Becker became a city ​​councilor in Mörfelden-Walldorf. In 2002 he became First City Councilor . He held this office full-time . In 2007 he was elected by the population of Mörfelden-Walldorf in a runoff election with 59.8 percent of the vote as the successor to Bernhard Brehl as mayor of the city. In the first ballot, Becker received 48.4 percent of the vote.

In the mayoral election on March 3, 2013, he was confirmed in office. In the first ballot he prevailed with 55.6 percent of the valid votes against competitors Kirsten Schork ( CDU ) and Gerhard Schulmeyer ( DKP / LL ).

Becker retired on July 20, 2019.

Awards

At the festive farewell as mayor, Geert van Rumund, mayor of the Dutch city of Wageningen , awarded Heinz-Peter Becker with the Wageninger honorary silver. Rumund presented it with the words “It is the first time that Wageningen has presented this award to a foreign citizen. Heinz-Peter Becker gets it for his commitment to our town twinning and international friendship. "

Private

Becker lives with his wife and son in the Mörfelden district .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mörfelden-Walldorf, City Elected: Becker, Heinz Peter (SPD) (runoff). Hessian State Statistical Office , accessed on January 17, 2019 (result of the runoff election on March 25, 2007).
  2. ↑ 11.03.2007 - Mörfelden-Walldorf, city no majority, runoff on 25.03.2007. Hessian State Statistical Office , accessed on January 17, 2019 .
  3. ↑ 03.03.2013 - Mörfelden-Walldorf, City Elected: Becker, Heinz Peter (SPD). Hessian State Statistical Office , accessed on January 17, 2019 .
  4. ↑ "It looks like a play" . In: Freitag-Anzeiger . June 27, 2019, p. 1.3 ( https://www.freitags-anzeiger.de/epaper/freitags-anzeiger/90-jahrgang-ausgabe-26.html PDF (only with subscription) [accessed on July 1, 2019]).
  5. ↑ Alexander Koch: Historical turning point for the twin cities . In: Frankfurter Neue Presse . June 21, 2019.

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Becker, Heinz-Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (SPD), former mayor of Mörfelden-Walldorf
DATE OF BIRTH 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Walldorf