Josef Krings

Josef Krings (2015)

Josef Krings (born October 21, 1926 in Düsseldorf ; † November 10, 2019 ) was a German educator and politician ( SPD ). From 1975 to 1997 he was Lord Mayor of Duisburg .

Life

Josef Krings was a teacher of German and history. For many years he was the director of the Broich municipal secondary school in Mülheim an der Ruhr and led the fate of the city of Duisburg for 22 years, at times parallel to his school principal work, until he was replaced by Bärbel Zieling in 1997 . During his tenure, the city underwent a tremendous structural change, some of the consequences of which have not yet been overcome.

Josef Krings had been a member of the SPD since 1957. From 1958 to 1976 he was the local club chairman of the SPD Duisburg-Duissern, from 1961 a member of the SPD sub-district executive committee and from 1980 a member of the SPD party council. In 1962 he became councilor of the city of Duisburg. From 1969 to 1974 Krings was mayor of the city of Duisburg, from 1975 honorary mayor. From 1975 he was a member of the state board of the NRW City Council. He was a co-founder of the Round of Mayors of the Ruhr Area and a member of the WDR Broadcasting Council.

From July 24, 1966 to July 25, 1970, Josef Krings was a directly elected member of the sixth state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia for the constituency 074 Duisburg III.

Krings died in November 2019 at the age of 93.

honors and awards

Krings was awarded the Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia on November 6, 1997 . In 2000 he was honored with the music prize of the city of Duisburg . After leaving office, Krings was made an honorary citizen of the city of Duisburg. A bronze bust by Krings has adorned the Mercator room in Duisburg's town hall since March 2009.

He was an honorary senator of the University of Duisburg-Essen .

Web links

Literature by and about Josef Krings in the catalog of the German National Library
Josef Krings at the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia

Individual evidence

↑ Duisburg mourns Josef Krings. City of Duisburg, November 11, 2019, accessed on November 13, 2019 . Obituary notice for Josef Krings. In: WAZ.Trauer.de. November 13, 2019, accessed November 13, 2019 .
↑ Merit holders since 1986. (pdf, 90 kB) State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia, March 17, 2015, p. 12 , archived from the original on March 31, 2019 ; accessed on March 11, 2017 .
↑ Honorary Senators of the UDE. University of Duisburg-Essen, accessed on November 17, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Krings, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German educator and politician (SPD), MdL, Lord Mayor of Duisburg
DATE OF BIRTH	October 21, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dusseldorf
DATE OF DEATH	November 10, 2019

[1] Duisburg mourns Josef Krings. City of Duisburg, November 11, 2019, accessed on November 13, 2019 . Obituary notice for Josef Krings. In: WAZ.Trauer.de. November 13, 2019, accessed November 13, 2019 .

[2] Merit holders since 1986. (pdf, 90 kB) State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia, March 17, 2015, p. 12 , archived from the original on March 31, 2019 ; accessed on March 11, 2017 .

[3] Honorary Senators of the UDE. University of Duisburg-Essen, accessed on November 17, 2019 .