Max Emcke
Max Emcke (* 22. July 1892 in Weding , † 8. November 1982 in Kiel ) was a German politician of the CDU .
Life and work
After attending primary school in Tingleff in North Schleswig , Emcke also completed his secondary school leaving certificate and high school diploma in Flensburg after studying himself . He studied law and political science at the universities in Leipzig , Berlin and Kiel . After the legal traineeship in 1920, the doctorate in law in the same year and the preparatory period, he passed the Great State Examination in 1923. He then worked as a judge for a year, but then settled down as a lawyer in Kiel and was later appointed notary . After several mergers, his law firm still exists today under the name CausaConcilio in Kiel.
MP
From 1947 to 1950 Emcke was a member of the state parliament in Schleswig-Holstein and represented the constituency of Kiel-Zentrum in parliament. He was chairman of the investigative committee “Case Dr. Müller ". The Landtag elected him a member of the Federal Assembly , which elected Theodor Heuss as the first Federal President on September 12, 1949 .
Political party
Emcke, who had not previously belonged to any party, took part in the founding of the Democratic Union by Carl Schröter in 1945 , which in 1946 joined the CDU. In 1950 he left the CDU, in 1966 he joined the SPD .
Public offices
Emcke had been the acting Lord Mayor of Kiel since May 15, 1945. For unknown reasons , he was deposed on the instructions of the Allied Control Council in February 1946 and replaced by Otto Tschadek .
Honors
- 1971 Awarded the Andreas Gayk Medal
Publications
- Art. 4 of the Imperial Constitution of August 11, 1919, taking into account American and English law , Diss. Uni Kiel, Kiel 1920.
- A review and excerpt from my life. For his 70th birthday on July 22nd, 1962 . Manuscript in the Kiel city archive.
Web links
- Max Emcke (1892–1982) on the website of the city of Kiel
- Max Emcke in the state parliament information system Schleswig-Holstein
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SURNAME | Emcke, Max |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (CDU), MdL |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1892 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Weding |
DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 1982 |
Place of death | Kiel |