Karl Willms

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Karl Willms (born May 27, 1934 in Bremerhaven ; †  August 31, 2006 in Bremerhaven) was a German lawyer , politician ( SPD ), Lord Mayor of Bremerhaven and Senator of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen .

biography

education and profession

Willms came from a family of builders. After graduating from the Lessing School in Hamburg in 1954 , he began studying law and political science at the University of Hamburg , which he completed in 1959 with the first state examination in law. He then completed his legal clerkship. He worked briefly as a lawyer. In autumn 1965 he joined the administrative service in Bremen and initially worked in the Senator's Department for Economics and Foreign Trade. At the beginning of 1968 he moved to the Magistrate of the seaside city of Bremerhaven and was there until 1971 head of the office for economic development and industrial settlement.

Willms was married to Ingrid Hellmann and had two children.

politics

Willms had been a member of the SPD since 1960. From December 15, 1971 to November 7, 1979, he was the successor to State Councilor Fritz Richter, Senator for Federal Affairs ; Senator Günther Czichon (SPD) succeeded him in this office . From November 7, 1979 to November 10, 1983, he was the successor to Dieter Tiedemann (SPD) Senator for Economics, Labor and Foreign Trade in Bremen. During his tenure, he had to deal with rising unemployment and declining gross domestic product. Senator Werner Lenz (SPD), who was previously Lord Mayor of Bremerhaven, followed him as Senator for Economics .

From 1983 to 1995 Willms was Lord Mayor of the Seaside City of Bremerhaven. In this office he was succeeded by Manfred Richter (politician, 1948) .

Further memberships

Willms was among other regional chairman of the Red Cross in Bremerhaven and founding chairman of the Community Foundation Bremerhaven . Due to illness, he had to give up his voluntary work in 2006.

Honors

literature

  • Munzinger : International Biographical Archive. 40/1984 of September 24, 1984

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personal data
SURNAME Willms, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer, administrative officer and politician (SPD)
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremerhaven
DATE OF DEATH August 31, 2006
Place of death Bremerhaven