Konrad Kraemer

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Konrad Wilhelm Kraemer (born August 31, 1926 in Bocholt ; † March 16, 1991 in Bergisch Gladbach ) was a German CDU politician .

After the war and captivity and Philology -Studies (with minors in Political Science , Mass Communication , Philosophy and Pedagogy ) 1948-1954 he was already in the 1950s, a member of the Council of the city of Münster . Because of his professional activity he came to the Rheinisch-Bergische Kreis . After a lengthy editorial work for the Westfälische Nachrichten and a shorter one as editor-in-chief of Freie Fernsehen GmbH from 1961 to 1984 he was editor-in-chief of the Catholic News Agency (KNA) in Bonn .

District Administrator

From 1964 to 1989 he was a member of the district council in the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis. From February 1, 1968 to August 31, 1989, his 63rd birthday, he was an honorary district administrator . With almost 22 years of service, he was the second longest-serving district administrator in North Rhine-Westphalia . The district order for North Rhine-Westphalia, initiated by the British military government after 1946, allowed unlimited re-election of the district administrators who were still volunteer at the time until 1994.

In Kraemer's time as the political representative of the district, there were only two senior district directors as heads of the district administration.

During Kraemer's tenure in 1971, the district administration moved to the new district building in Bergisch Gladbach , the construction of which had already begun under his predecessor Hubert Görg . Much more drastic was the municipal reorganization on January 1, 1975 due to the Cologne Act . The Rheinisch-Bergische Kreis was completely changed, as shown in the article about the district.

Kraemer took on numerous honorary positions in professional organizations and was due to his political work a. a.

Kraemer was a special promoter of culture such as the Bergisch-Schlesische Musiktage . The Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis named its culture prize after him.

He was a committed advocate of voluntary work in politics and society.

Honors

In 1978 he was awarded the Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Rheinisch-Bergische Kreis awarded him the Golden Ring of Honor, the State of North Rhine-Westphalia awarded him the Order of Merit in 1988 .

An extraordinary honor was given by the county of Cumbria , the partner of the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis in the United Kingdom. On the occasion of the farewell to Kraemer, who had greatly promoted the partnership, a conference room in the district building in Kendal was named the Kraemer Room .

literature

  • Ursula Schmidt-Goertz, Jürgen Wilhelm: Exploit the leeway for the fellow citizen . In: Rheinisch-Bergischer Calendar . tape 1990 , no. 60 . Heider, 1989, ISSN  0722-7671 , p. 220-223 .
  • Ursula Schmidt-Goertz: Personalities in the course of time and the tasks . In: Rheinisch-Bergischer Calendar . tape 2000 , no. 70 . Heider, Bergisch Gladbach 1999, p. 134-140 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Redaktionsbüro Harenberg: Knaurs Prominentenlexikon 1980. The personal data of celebrities from politics, economy, culture and society . With over 400 photos. Droemer Knaur, Munich / Zurich 1979, ISBN 3-426-07604-7 , Kraemer, Konrad Wilhelm, p. 243 f .
  2. ↑ Review of the company history of KNA with a picture of Dr. Konrad Kraemer ( Memento from June 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Rheinisch-Bergischer Kalender 1991, Chronik des Kreises, p. 222
  4. ↑ Rheinisch-Bergischer Calendar 1990, Exploiting the leeway for fellow citizens / Tasks for the future, p. 223
  5. ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 31, No. 45, March 6, 1979.
  6. ^ Rheinisch-Bergischer Kalender 1992, Chronik des Kreises, p. 249
  7. ↑ Rheinisch-Bergischer Calendar 1990, Honors and Awards, p. 246
personal data
SURNAME Kraemer, Konrad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kraemer, Konrad Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (CDU)
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Bocholt
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 1991
Place of death Bergisch Gladbach