Josef Gradl
Josef Gradl (born March 13, 1921 in Regensburg ; † January 16, 2016 in Wenzenbach ) was a German politician ( SPD ).
Life
Gradl first attended elementary school, later the vocational school in Regensburg, at the same time he trained as a locksmith. After passing the journeyman's examination, he performed the labor service. At the beginning of the Second World War he was drafted into the air force, where he was part of the technical staff until he was dismissed as a sergeant in 1945 . He then switched to the state police, from January 1947 he worked for the Regensburg criminal investigation department until he was retired on August 1, 1971 for health reasons. In 1960 he also became chairman of the water supply association for the Wenzenbacher Group. After his retirement he sat on the board of directors of Sparkasse Regensburg .
Gradl was elected to both the local council and the district council for the first time in 1960. In May 1966 he was elected honorary first mayor of the municipality of Wenzenbach , and he also chaired the SPD parliamentary group in the Regensburg district assembly. From 1962 to 1970 he was a member of the Bavarian State Parliament . Re-election in 1970 failed, but after Max Hößl left in February 1973 he returned to parliament, from which he finally left in 1974.
Appreciations
- 1975: Medal for special services to local government
- 1978: Bavarian Order of Merit
- 1985: Merit Cross on Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1993: Honorary citizen of the municipality of Wenzenbach
- 1993: golden citizen medal of the municipality of Wenzenbach
Web links
- Josef Gradl in the parliamentary database at the House of Bavarian History
Individual evidence
- ^ Josef Gradl: Obituary notice. In: Mittelbayerische Zeitung . January 19, 2016, accessed January 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Ralf Strasser: Josef Gradl has passed away. In: Mittelbayerische Zeitung . January 18, 2016, accessed January 23, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gradl, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chief detective and politician (SPD), mayor and Member of the State of Bavaria |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | regensburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 2016 |
| Place of death | Wenzenbach |