Leonhard Schmucker

Leonhard Schmucker (born December 10, 1919 in Ruhpolding ; † January 15, 2019 there ) was a German local politician ( CSU ).

Career

According to a presentation of the magazine Der Spiegel in 1958 began Schmucker career in 1940 as county treasurer in Bohemian Bergreichenstein , having previously been the age of 18 in the NSDAP , the National Socialist People's Welfare , in the Reich Federation of German officials , in the Reichsluftschutzbund and had entered the Reich Colonial League. In the spring of 1942 he was appointed part-time head of the SD branch there for a year and a half . After the end of the war, the US occupation forces sentenced him to 30 months in prison, but after a short time he benefited from a youth amnesty from the ruling chamber.

In 1948, Schmucker was a district inspector and then a municipal administrator in the Upper Bavarian municipality of Ruhpolding . For the state elections in 1958 he was nominated by the CSU in the constituency of Traunstein as a candidate for the Bavarian state parliament . After the Spiegel had addressed his Nazi past and after a subsequent conversation with the CSU co-founder and Agriculture Minister Alois Hundhammer , Schmucker withdrew the candidacy.

From 1966 on, Schmucker was mayor of Ruhpolding. In March 1970, he successfully ran for the post of chief administrative officer of the district of Traunstein and sat there with 500 votes ahead of the SPD candidate Ludwig Schwabl by. The focal points of his activity were the establishment of high schools and vocational schools, the settlement of commercial enterprises, the promotion of culture and measures against the urban sprawl. After 20 years in office, he decided not to run again in 1990.

Awards

Federal Cross of Merit
Municipal Medal of Merit in Silver
Bavarian Order of Merit
Golden Ring of Honor of the Traunstein District
June 30, 1988: Ring of honor of the city of Traunstein
Honorary citizen of the community of Ruhpolding

Individual evidence

^ Mourning Schmucker Leonhard NR - Advertisements - Traunsteiner Tagblatt - Traunsteiner Tagblatt. Retrieved January 19, 2019 .
↑ Der Spiegel 37/1958: What a Christian cannot do.
↑ Der Spiegel 38/1958: Der SPIEGEL reported ...
↑ The district of Traunstein was represented by Hundhammer (then BVP ) in the state parliament before the war , until the Gestapo first imprisoned him in the Dachau concentration camp for his rejection of National Socialism and then banned him from speaking.
↑ Der Spiegel 27/1969: Pack ma's.
↑ Chiemgau Online from December 10th, 2009: Long-time "district father" celebrates 90.

personal data
SURNAME	Schmucker, Leonhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German local politician (CSU)
DATE OF BIRTH	December 10, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ruhpolding
DATE OF DEATH	15th January 2019
Place of death	Ruhpolding

[1] Mourning Schmucker Leonhard NR - Advertisements - Traunsteiner Tagblatt - Traunsteiner Tagblatt. Retrieved January 19, 2019 .

[2] Der Spiegel 37/1958: What a Christian cannot do.

[3] Der Spiegel 38/1958: Der SPIEGEL reported ...

[4] The district of Traunstein was represented by Hundhammer (then BVP ) in the state parliament before the war , until the Gestapo first imprisoned him in the Dachau concentration camp for his rejection of National Socialism and then banned him from speaking.

[5] Der Spiegel 27/1969: Pack ma's.

[6] Chiemgau Online from December 10th, 2009: Long-time "district father" celebrates 90.