Jürgen Förster (politician)

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Jürgen Förster (born July 24, 1951 in Annaberg-Buchholz ; † February 14, 2018 in Sehmatal ) was a German politician . From 2001 to 2008 he was district administrator for the district of Annaberg .

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After studying water management at the TU Dresden with a degree in engineering, he was a. a. Until 1985 he was construction manager for the construction of the Markersbach pumped storage plant and then worked in the Karl-Marx-Stadt power plant construction until the fall of the Wall .

Förster was active in the New Forum during the fall of the Wall . He became department head for social affairs in the district of Annaberg, and in 1995 an alderman in the district town of Annaberg-Buchholz . In the runoff election on June 24, 2001, Förster, who belongs to the Free Voters 'Community Citizens' Forum Annaberg eV , prevailed against incumbent Wilfried Oettel ( CDU ) with 52.1% to 47.9% of the votes . He held the office of district administrator from August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2008. When the Erzgebirgskreis was formed as a result of the Saxony district reform in 2008 , he was able to secure the seat of the district administration for the city of Annaberg-Buchholz. He was no longer available for a new candidacy in the now enlarged district. From 2008 until his death he was a member of the district council of the Erzgebirgskreis (most recently as parliamentary group chairman) and the city council of Annaberg-Buchholz. Since 2011 he has been an “ambassador for the Ore Mountains”.

From 1974 to 2014 he was a member of the board of the Evangelical Lutheran parish of Annaberg-Buchholz, and Förster has been its chairman since 2009. In 1978, together with Horst Richter, he took over the construction management for the renovation work on St. Anne's Church in Annaberg .

Jürgen Förster and his wife Maria died on February 14, 2018 in an accident with a horse-drawn sleigh in a forest near Kretscham-Rothensehma . He lived in Annaberg-Buchholz and left three sons.

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  1. ↑ [ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated February 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.schlettau-im-erzgebirge.de 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. Only 50th birthday, taking office next week [sic!]] , Accessed on February 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ According to other information, Förster was born in Schlettau .
  3. ↑ a b c The view extends over the top of the church tower . In: Freie Presse , local edition Annaberg of December 1, 2011, p. 13.
  4. ↑ Results of the 2001 district council elections. (No longer available online.) Bürgerforum Annaberg eV / Free Voters Bürgerforum eV, archived from the original on January 9, 2018 ; accessed on February 15, 2018 . 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.buergerforum-annaberg.de
  5. ↑ a b Antje Flath, Oliver Hach: Two dead in a carriage accident . In: Freie Presse , February 15, 2018, p. 1, accessed on February 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ a b Jürgen Förster †: Ambassador of the Ore Mountains . Regionalmanagement Erzgebirge / Wirtschaftsförderung Erzgebirge, Saxony, February 15, 2018, accessed on February 15, 2018.
  7. ^ Obituary: City of Annaberg-Buchholz mourns City Councilor Jürgen Förster . Annaberg-Buchholz, February 15, 2018, accessed on February 15, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Forester, Jürgen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician, district administrator
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Annaberg-Buchholz
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 2018
Place of death Sehmatal