Ludwig Leichtle
Ludwig Leichtle (born February 22, 1908 in Memmingen ; † August 9, 1986 there ) was a German politician of the CSU .
Life
Leichtle attended elementary and secondary school, which he left with middle school. After working as an intern, he studied at the Ohm Polytechnic in Nuremberg , graduating in 1931 with a final exam as an electrical engineer. During the Second World War he was used in Russia , Northern Norway and on the invasion front, most recently he was the head of a staff of a RAD anti-aircraft group. After the war, Leichtle was taken prisoner by the Americans, and after his release he went into his father-in-law's painting business. In 1950 he passed the master craftsman's examination and took over the business. From 1952 to 1977 he was a district master craftsman, he also held other important positions, for example as chairman of the supervisory board of the local Volksbank , on the board of directors of AOK Memmingen, on the administrative committee of the employment office and the land and property owners' association. He was a founding member of Memminger Wohnungsbau, a judge at the Bavarian State Social Court and a member of the general assembly of the Swabian Chamber of Crafts .
politics
Leichtle was district chairman of the CSU and deputy district chairman in Swabia. From 1952 to 1978 he was a member of the Memmingen city council and there for a time chairman of the CSU parliamentary group. In 1957 he moved to the Bavarian state parliament for Otto Weinkamm , which he was a member of until 1966. In 1966 he was appointed second mayor of the city of Memmingen, which he held until 1978.
Honors
- 1978: Honorary citizen of the city of Memmingen
- 1973: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Bavarian Order of Merit
- Silver State Medal from the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior
- Honorary master of the Swabian craft
- Honorary master craftsman
Web links
- Ludwig Leichtle in the parliamentary database at the House of Bavarian History
Individual evidence
- ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 25, No. 111, June 16, 1973.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leichtle, Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German master painter and politician (CSU) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Memmingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 1986 |
| Place of death | Memmingen |