Josef Meiners

Josef Meiners (born June 20, 1931 in Freren ; † May 23, 2020 ) was a German district administrator and local politician ( CDU ).

Life

He was born in 1931 as the son of a farmer from Freren on his parents' farm on Sunderberg. At the age of 25, he was first elected to the district council of the Lingen district for the CDU in 1956 . After the district reform he had a seat in the Emsland district council between 1977 and 2001. From 1969 to 1991 he was mayor of the joint municipality of Freren . Between 1981 and 2001 he was honorary district administrator in the Emsland district . In the elections in 1986, 1991 and 1996 there was re-election. He was awarded the Emsland Medal as one of the first three winners on August 3, 1987.

Honors

1987: Emsland medal in gold
1989: Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
2001: Honorary District Administrator of the Emsland district

Individual evidence

↑ Ludger Jungeblut: As a district administrator in the Emsland district set standards . In: Lingen daily mail . May 26, 2020.
↑ Meiners: I always felt like a farmer first. In: noz.de. Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung , October 4, 2001, accessed on May 28, 2020 .
↑ Obituary . In: Lingen daily mail . May 27, 2020.
↑ The Emsland Medal. Retrieved May 28, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Mine, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German local politician (CDU)
DATE OF BIRTH	June 20, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH	Freren
DATE OF DEATH	May 23, 2020

[1] Ludger Jungeblut: As a district administrator in the Emsland district set standards . In: Lingen daily mail . May 26, 2020.

[2] Meiners: I always felt like a farmer first. In: noz.de. Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung , October 4, 2001, accessed on May 28, 2020 .

[3] Obituary . In: Lingen daily mail . May 27, 2020.

[4] The Emsland Medal. Retrieved May 28, 2020 .