Johannes Caspers
John Caspers (* 8. June 1910 in Steinborn (down) in the Eifel ; † 20th September 1986 in Dusseldorf ) was a German politician of the CDU .
Life and work
After graduating from elementary school in Düsseldorf in 1924, Caspers completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter and worked as a journeyman carpenter from 1927 to 1932. At the same time he attended the adult education center and social science courses of the Catholic workers' movement (KAB). In 1932/33 he completed a course at the technical college for economics and administration and then worked in the food wholesale business. From 1940 he was a soldier and at the end of the Second World War he became a prisoner of war, from which he returned in 1946. He had three children from his first marriage. Herrmann-Josef and the twins Gertrud and Leo. His first wife died in 1949.
From 1947 onwards, Caspers was a workers secretary at the KAB in Düsseldorf.
Political party
From 1928 to 1933 Caspers belonged to the Windthorstbund , the youth organization of the ZENTRUM . In 1946 he joined the CDU and in 1947 became a member of the Düsseldorf district committee.
MP
From 1946 Caspers was a city councilor in Düsseldorf. He was a member of the German Bundestag from 1953 to 1961. He represented the constituency of Düsseldorf II in parliament.
Honors
- 1968: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
literature
- Rudolf Vierhaus , Ludolf Herbst (eds.), Bruno Jahn (collaborators): Biographical manual of the members of the German Bundestag. 1949-2002. Vol. 1: A-M. KG Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-23782-0 , p. 121.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Caspers, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Steinborn (Daun), today part of Daun , Eifel |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 1986 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |