Heinz Henze
Heinz Henze (born May 25, 1912 in Berlin ; † January 13, 2009 in Brussels ) was a German lawyer.
Life
He studied in Berlin , Greifswald and Innsbruck (1931–1936). After the state examination in law (1936) he did his military service from 1936 to 1937 . From 1937 to 1940 he was a trainee lawyer at various courts, and in 1940 he passed the second state examination.
In 1940 he was called up for military service and from 1944 to 1945 he was an American prisoner of war , where he met Walter Hallstein . After the war he joined the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs , from 1949 he represented the Association of the Chemical Industry in Munich (until 1953), then until 1957 he was chief executive of the Federal Association of the Textile Industry and a lawyer in Frankfurt am Main .
In 1958 he joined the European Commission's General Directorate for Social Policy . As head of the “Workforce” department, one of his main areas of work was freedom of movement for workers and he worked closely with Walter Hallstein. In 1966 he headed Directorate B "Workforce" and in 1973 he became honorary director. After leaving the EC Commission , he returned to work as a lawyer and was managing director of the European Industry Association (Frankfurt-Brussels) (1974–1982).
In recent years he has been particularly committed to promoting the European idea among young people.
literature
- Interview from December 18, 2003 in the Historical Archives of the EU on the website of the European University Institute , Transcript (PDF, 110 kB)
Web links
- Dieter W. Volkmar: Farewell to Heinz Henze , obituary from January 25, 2009 on belgieninfo.net
- Brussels letter , issue 5, January 2009, at Europa-Union Deutschland eV on eud-bruessel.eu, therein p. 6 (PDF, 263kb)
- Memorial page with obituary (PDF; 88 kB) on cenjur.de
Individual evidence
- ^ On the death of Mr. Heinz Henze , obituary on the CDU Brussels website, seen on March 9, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henze, Heinz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and EU diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 2009 |
| Place of death | Brussels |