Horst Förther

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Horst Förther (2013) at the opening of a free festival as patron

Horst Förther (born June 20, 1950 in Nuremberg ; † December 26, 2016 ) was a German entrepreneur and politician ( SPD ). From 2002 to 2014 he was the second mayor of Nuremberg.

Life

Förther was born in the Großreuth district of Nuremberg behind the fortress and grew up there. After completing his school days, he first completed vocational training as a plumber and then studied supply technology in Munich from 1968 to 1972 . As a graduate engineer, he took over his parents' business and expanded it in the 1980s into a medium-sized company with several dozen employees.

Local politics

Förther had been a member of the SPD since 1969. He moved up to the Nuremberg City Council in 2000, of which he was a member until 2014. In 2002 he took up the post of second mayor. After the 2014 local elections , he left office in May and was replaced as mayor by Christian Vogel .

During his term of office, for example, the redesign of the zoo , the establishment of the public space service company (SÖR) Nuremberg and the planning for the cross-free expansion of the Frankenschnellweg .

Förther always performed his office on a voluntary basis and voluntarily renounced the full-time appointment due to him. It is worth mentioning his ongoing commitment to the cultural and club landscape in the Nuremberg metropolitan region .

In 2014, the Nuremberg city council awarded him the title of former mayor .

Private

Horst Förther was married and the father of three daughters. He died on December 26, 2016 after a long illness with his family.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Nuremberg's former mayor Horst Förther is dead. In: nordbayern.de. December 26, 2016, accessed December 27, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b c Nuremberg's former mayor Horst Förther is dead. In: inFranken.de. December 26, 2016, accessed December 27, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Honorary salary for Mayor Horst Förther. In: nordbayern.de. March 25, 2014, accessed December 27, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Marco Puschner: Continuity in the town hall. (PDF; 287 kB) In: Nuremberg Today. 96th edition. City of Nuremberg, 2014, p. 26 , accessed on December 27, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Förther, Horst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (SPD)
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg
DATE OF DEATH December 26, 2016