Heinz Hoefer

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Heinz Hoefer's tombstone in the Heerstrasse cemetery

Heinz Hoefer (born December 26, 1915 in Berlin ; † September 27, 2013 ) was a German politician ( SPD ).

Hoefer joined the SPD in 1930. After being captured by the Soviets, he returned to Berlin. From 1949 to 1955 he was a member of the Steglitz district council and since 1951 chairman of the SPD parliamentary group.

From 1955 to 1971 Hoefer was city councilor for construction and housing in the Steglitz district office. From 1965 to 1971 he was also the district mayor of Berlin-Steglitz . Afterwards he was chairman of the board of Ideal insurance . In 1970 he received the Cross of Merit First Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Until his death, Hoefer was the oldest still active member of the party.

Heinz Hoefer died on September 27, 2013 at the age of 97. The funeral service took place on October 14, 2013. The burial took place in the state-owned cemetery Heerstraße in Berlin-Westend .

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  1. ↑ " 81 years in the SPD:" In Berlin there will always be rags ". He was born in the imperial era and Willy Brandt often had dinner with him: Heinz Hoefer has been a member of the Berlin SPD for 81 years. What the 95-year-old thinks about Klaus Wowereit, burning cars and political power, he told news.de. “ ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: news.de , September 8, 2011.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.news.de
  2. ↑ Heinz Hoefer - a life in the social democracy . ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. SPD Berlin .  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / archiv.spd-berlin.de
  3. ↑ The family's obituary in the Berlin Tagesspiegel from October 6, 2013. Accessed on November 20, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Hoefer, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (SPD)
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH September 27, 2013