Helmut Elfring

Helmut Elfring (born January 17, 1933 in Billerbeck ; † March 12, 2019 in Dülmen ) was a German politician and member of the state parliament ( CDU ).

Life and work

After attending elementary school and high school with the Abitur , he studied law and political science at the University of Münster and passed the first state examination in law. From 1958 to 1960 he worked as a student editor at Semesterspiegel and from 1961 full-time editor of the daily newspaper Ruhr-Nachrichten in Dortmund .

Elfring had been a member of the CDU since 1955. He was represented in numerous party committees, so u. a. from 1966 to 1985 as a member of the state committee of the CDU Westphalia-Lippe.

MP

From July 21, 1962 to May 30, 1990, Elfring was a member of the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia . He was directly elected in the constituencies 089 Coesfeld, 092 Coesfeld and 094 Coesfeld I respectively. He was a member of the city council of Dülmen from 1969 to 1998.

Honors

1981: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
1993: Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
1988: Large Federal Cross of Merit

Web links

Helmut Elfring at the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament

Individual evidence

↑ State Parliament internal 3/2019, p. 20
↑ Merit holders since 1986. State Chancellery of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, accessed on March 11, 2017 .

personal data
SURNAME	Elfring, Helmut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician (CDU), MdL
DATE OF BIRTH	January 17, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH	Billerbeck
DATE OF DEATH	March 12, 2019
Place of death	Dülmen

[1] State Parliament internal 3/2019, p. 20

[2] Merit holders since 1986. State Chancellery of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, accessed on March 11, 2017 .