Hermann Knipfer
Hermann Knipfer (born August 9, 1934 in Augsburg ; † June 7, 2006 there ) was a German politician (initially CSU , later FBU ).
Knipfer attended elementary school, secondary school and vocational school, did an apprenticeship as a mechanical engineer and successfully passed the journeyman's examination. In 1956 he joined the Deutsche Bundesbahn , where he worked as the main locomotive driver after passing his engine driver test. He was a member of the union of German locomotive drivers and from 1964 chairman of the district of Munich / Southern Bavaria as well as a member of the staff council at local and district level and of the main staff council in Frankfurt am Main .
Knipfer became a member of the CSU in 1964. He was a city councilor, district chairman of the CSU in Augsburg and a member of the state executive committee of the CSU. From 1970 to 1986 he was a member of the Bavarian State Parliament .
As a result of political quarrels, Knipfer resigned from the CSU in 1989 and founded the Augsburg Citizens Union (later Free Citizens Union , FBU). From 1990 to 2006 he was again a member of the city council, from 2002 one of the initiators of the so-called rainbow coalition in the Augsburg city hall ( SPD , Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen , FBU, ÖDP and at times free voters ).
Web links
- Hermann Knipfer in the parliamentary database at the House of Bavarian History
- Information on the website of the Bavarian Parliament (with photo)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knipfer, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (CSU), MdL |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | augsburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7, 2006 |
| Place of death | augsburg |