Karl Bielig

Karl Paul Bielig (born October 10, 1898 in Meißen ; † June 13, 1991 in Bad Homburg in front of the height ) was a German politician ( SPD ).

Life and work

Bielig came from Saxony and was the son of a carpenter. After finishing school, from 1913 to 1916 he did an apprenticeship with an upper leather cutter and then took part in the First World War. Since 1913 he was a member of the Socialist Workers' Youth, in 1919 he joined the SPD, which he rejoined in 1945. Until 1925 he still worked in his apprenticeship as a tailor. During this time he was a member of the works council from 1922 to 1925. In 1925 he became editor of the party newspaper "Tribüne" in Erfurt, which he remained until 1928. Afterwards he was editor of the "Volkszeitung" in Meissen until 1933. In 1933 he was in the Saxon state parliament . He was imprisoned in Dresden in May and June 1933, then unemployed until 1938. From 1939 to 1945 he was in World War II. After his return he was again editor of the "Volkszeitung" in Dresden from September 1945 to April 1946. After that he was initially editor of the "Free Press" in Zwickau and then correspondent for the "Leipziger Zeitung" in Dresden. He then worked as an employee at the state building secretariat. In March 1949, he fled the communists to West Germany and settled in Gelsenkirchen . From 1949 to 1954 he worked as an editor for the Westfälische Rundschau . From 1954 to 1963 he acted as police chief in Gelsenkirchen. From 1954 to 1962 he was deputy chairman of the SPD sub-district of Gelsenkirchen.

He was a member of the German Bundestag from the first federal election in 1949 to 1953. In parliament he represented the constituency of Gandersheim - Salzgitter . He was a member of the committee for all-German issues.

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. 66.