John Leyding
John Leyding (born August 11, 1909 in Hamburg ; † May 11, 1998 ) was a German politician ( SPD ) and a member of the Hamburg parliament .
Life and politics
John Leyding was a trained hairdresser , but later worked as a commercial clerk and auditor for an auditor . He joined the Social Democratic Party in 1926. During the time of National Socialism he lost his job for political reasons.
After the Second World War he took over the post of full-time SPD parliamentary group secretary from 1947 to 1959. He then became the managing director of a housing association. He was in the first freely elected citizenship for his party from October 1946 . He sat in the Hamburg citizenship continuously until 1978. During the SPD opposition period of the Hamburg Block Senate between 1953 and 1957, Leyding led so-called contact conferences together with the parliamentary group leader Paul Nevermann , which were supposed to inform the population about the opposition work.
Sources and references
- SPD-Hamburg: For freedom and democracy. Hamburg Social Democrats in Persecution and Resistance 1933-1945 , Hamburg 2003, p. 313 ( ISBN 3833006374 )
- Walter Tormin : The history of the SPD in Hamburg 1945 to 1950 , [Forum Zeitgeschichte Volume 4], results publishing house, Hamburg 1994, page 383, annotated register of persons ( ISBN 3879160287 ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leyding, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag and Hamburg Senator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1998 |