Ludwig Georg Braun
Ludwig Georg Braun (born September 21, 1943 in Melsungen ) is a German entrepreneur. He is the honorary president of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) and former chairman of the board of the pharmaceutical and medical supplies company B. Braun Melsungen AG .
Life
After graduating from school in 1963, Braun trained as a banker in Kassel until 1965 . Practical business studies in Great Britain and the USA followed . After completing his military service, he first worked in Brazil as head of the local branch of the family company, then in Germany, and from 1977 onwards as the successor to his father Otto Braun as CEO.
He is also a local politician for the FDP . He sits in the Melsung city council and is chairman of the urban development committee.
On February 13, 2001 he became President of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry . In January 2004, Braun demanded a three-year zero round for wages and salaries. He advised small and medium-sized companies on several occasions to invest in the EU accession states. He repeatedly advised German companies to move parts of their production abroad instead of waiting for better policies . Representatives of the SPD accused him of irresponsible and unpatriotic behavior. Braun's term of office ended in 2009. He was succeeded by DIHK Vice President Hans Heinrich Driftmann .
Braun serves on several supervisory boards and is a member of the board of trustees of the German Foundation for Monument Protection and the Robert Bosch Foundation . Since 1986 he has been a member of the Synod of the Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck. He is married, has five children and, according to his own statements, practices the Christian faith .
Ludwig Georg Braun was a member of the 13th , 14th and 15th Federal Assemblies at the suggestion of the FDP Hesse and thus took part in the elections of three German Federal Presidents .
Prizes and awards
- 1990 Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1998 laureate of the Georg August Zinn Medal .
- In 2001 he became an honorary citizen of the North Hessian community of Morschen in the middle Fulda valley.
- Furthermore, Braun was elected chairman of the monastery-preserving association in 2001.
- Since December 5, 2002, Braun has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Freiburg .
- On September 6, 2006, the state of Hesse awarded him the honorary title of "Professor" .
- On October 5, 2009 he was awarded the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- In 2009 he received the Heinz Herbert Karry Prize .
- 2010: Reinhold Maier Medal
- Winner of the German Founder Award 2010 in the Lifetime Achievement category.
- On May 10, 2011 he received the Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg from Stefan Mappus .
Web links
- Literature by and about Ludwig Georg Braun in the catalog of the German National Library
- CV ( PDF ; 8 kB)
- Portrait (Manager Magazin)
- Portrait (business magazine Ostbrandenburg) ( Memento from January 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Bosch Stiftung : About Us (accessed April 22, 2011)
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of December 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ giessener-allgemeine.de: Mehmet Tanriverdi was awarded the Federal Order of Merit by Federal President Köhler , accessed on May 13, 2019
- ↑ hna.de: Mappus awards the State's Order of Merit to Prof. Dr. Braun , accessed May 13, 2019
- ↑ List of medal recipients 1975–2019. (PDF; 180 kB) State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg, accessed on June 12, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Braun, Ludwig Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur, honorary president of the DIHK |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | kassel |