Klaus Altmeyer

Klaus Altmeyer (born April 27, 1926 in Lebach ; † August 18, 2020 in Losheim am See ) was a German journalist and publicist .

Life

He was the son of the businessman Leo Altmeyer. His school education was interrupted by military service from 1944 to 1945. This led him to Stralsund and Schwerin, among others . From October 1946 to January 1947 he worked as an interpreter and secretary for UNRRA , Team 15. This was followed by a wide range of university studies at various universities in Germany and France, such as law and political sciences as well as international law in Paris and Bonn .

From 1952 Altmeyer became involved in the opposition in Saarland , which ultimately campaigned successfully for re-integration into Germany , which later led to work at the CDU Saar . From 1955 to 1956 he was deputy general secretary and secretary of the parliamentary group. This was followed by the office of spokesman for the state government from 1957 to 1961. From 1961 to 1991 Altmeyer was employed as head of the press office at Saarland Broadcasting . Among the other offices he took over there were: SR commissioner for the international radio exhibition and member of the historical commission of the ARD .

honors and awards

1976: Saarland Order of Merit
Knight's Cross in the Order of Merit of the French Republic
Officer's Cross in the Luxembourg Order of Merit

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Klaus Altmeyer died at the age of 94. In: Saarländischer Rundfunk , August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
Journalist and publicist Klaus Altmeyer has died. saarbruecker-zeitung.de, August 18, 2020, accessed on August 21, 2020 .
^ Announcement of awards of the Saarland Order of Merit . In: Head of the State Chancellery (Ed.): Official Gazette of the Saarland . No. 4 . Saarbrücker Zeitung Verlag und Druckerei GmbH, Saarbrücken January 28, 1976, p. 67 ( uni-saarland.de [PDF; accessed on May 25, 2017]).

personal data
SURNAME	Altmeyer, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German journalist and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH	April 27, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lebach
DATE OF DEATH	August 18, 2020
Place of death	Losheim am See

[1] Klaus Altmeyer died at the age of 94. In: Saarländischer Rundfunk , August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
Journalist and publicist Klaus Altmeyer has died. saarbruecker-zeitung.de, August 18, 2020, accessed on August 21, 2020 .

[svo-2] Announcement of awards of the Saarland Order of Merit . In: Head of the State Chancellery (Ed.): Official Gazette of the Saarland . No. 4 . Saarbrücker Zeitung Verlag und Druckerei GmbH, Saarbrücken January 28, 1976, p. 67 ( uni-saarland.de [PDF; accessed on May 25, 2017]).