Jan Eilers

Jan Eilers , actually Johannes Eilers , (born May 16, 1909 in Varel , † June 28, 2000 in Hatten ) was a German politician ( FDP , CDU ).

Life and work

After graduating from high school, Eilers, who was of Protestant faith, studied economics and social sciences and graduated with a degree in economics. During the Second World War he was a soldier, most recently in the rank of first lieutenant . From 1950 to 1963 he was senior city director in Oldenburg (Oldenburg) . He was a member of the board of directors of the Oldenburg Administration Academy and was head of the Oldenburg Administration School and the Oldenburg Administration Seminar. He was also chairman of the Lower Saxony municipal employers' association. At the German Association of Cities he was a member of the personnel and social committee. Eilers was a member of the board of the German Olympic Society in the 1970s and was also deputy chairman of the German Sports Aid for a short time . He was also president of the Association of German Citizens' Associations from 1967 to 1973 .

Political party

Eilers was a member of the NSDAP from May 1933 to 1939 . After the war he was initially a member of the FDP. According to the Ostpreußenblatt (March 25, 1967 edition), he resigned from the FDP in March 1967. After the formation of the social-liberal coalition at the federal level (1969), he joined the CDU.

MP

Eilers was a member of the German Bundestag from 1957 to 1961, where he was deputy chairman of the FDP parliamentary group. From 1972 to 1976 he was again a member of the Bundestag.

Public offices

On June 12, 1963, Eilers was appointed finance minister of Lower Saxony to the state government of Lower Saxony led by Prime Minister Georg Diederichs . He resigned from the government on May 13, 1965 in protest against the Lower Saxony Concordat .

Honors

The Jan-Eilers-Weg in the Sandkrug part of the municipality of Hatten, about five kilometers south of the city of Oldenburg, has been named after Eilers since 2005 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Nazi past of ministers and prime ministers of Lower Saxony (PDF; 92 kB), Landtag printed matter 16/4667, p. 2.