Hugo Bork
Hugo Bork (born November 20, 1907 in Graudenz , West Prussia , † October 16, 1998 ) was a German trade unionist and politician ( SPD ).
Life
Bork became involved in the trade union movement and joined the SPD in 1925. In 1939 he moved to the town of the KdF car , today's Wolfsburg. After the Second World War and his release from Soviet captivity, he was employed as an assembly worker at Volkswagen AG , where he was chairman of the works council from 1951 to 1971. From October 24, 1961 to July 5, 1972 and from November 15, 1972 to August 9, 1974, he was Lord Mayor of Wolfsburg , whose council he was a member from 1956 to 1976. According to Manfred Grieger , who was in charge of historical communications at Volkswagen AG, Hugo Bork was a member of the NSDAP.
On November 20, 1977 he was made an honorary citizen of the city of Wolfsburg. Only the VW general director Heinrich Nordhoff had received this highest award from the city of Wolfsburg .
He died on October 16, 1998 and was buried in the forest cemetery in Wolfsburg.
Honors
- 1973: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1977: Honorary citizenship of the city of Wolfsburg
- Hugo-Bork-Platz in Wolfsburg
- Equal social center - Hugo Bork in Wolfsburg
- Hugo-Bork-Bürgerpreis (has been awarded by the city center council since 2004 )
literature
- Helmut Simson, Steffen Kirsch: Hugo Bork. Self-published by Simson & Partner, Wolfsburg 2007/2008.
- Klaus Mohrs commemorates Hugo Bork. In: Wolfsburger Nachrichten. Edition of October 18, 2018.
Web links
- We remember Hugo Bork on the occasion of his 110th birthday. spd-wolfsburg-stadtmitte.de, accessed on October 26, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfsburg's ex- Mayor Bork was in the NSDAP , information on Newsclick.de, accessed on December 14, 2011
- ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 25, No. 71, April 11, 1973.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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Uwe-Jens Nissen Volkmar Koehler |
Lord Mayor of Wolfsburg 1961 - 1972 1972 - 1974 |
Volkmar Koehler and Helmut Simson |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bork, Hugo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German trade unionist and politician (SPD), Lord Mayor of Wolfsburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graudenz , West Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 1998 |