Norbert Kraja

Norbert Kraja with Walentina Nagel (1973)

Norbert Kraja (born June 13, 1930 in Wołów, Silesia, † June 23, 2007 in Berlin ) was a German politician ( CDU ) in the GDR . From 1964 to 1970 he was chairman of the CDU district board in Halle and from 1979 to 1987 secretary of the Berlin Conference of European Catholics .

Life

After attending elementary school, Kraja completed training in agriculture from 1945 to 1947 and worked as an agricultural assistant from 1947 to 1949. In 1949 he became a member of the CDU and began studying agricultural science, which he completed in 1954 as a qualified farmer. From 1954 to 1962 he was a lecturer at the Technical School for Agriculture in Kamenz and at the same time chairman of the CDU district association Kamenz. From 1962 he was deputy chairman and from January 1964 to March 1970 chairman of the CDU district committee in Halle. At the 11th party congress of the CDU on October 3, 1964, he was elected as the successor candidate to the main board. From October 1972 (13th party congress) to October 1982 (15th party congress) he was a member of the CDU main board.

From May 7, 1970 to March 19, 1979 he was Secretary of the Peace Council of the GDR as the successor to Fritz Rick . In May 1974 he was elected a member of the Presidium of the Peace Council. From March 1979 to 1987 he acted as secretary of the Berlin Conference of European Catholics .

Awards

1959 Medal of Merit of the GDR
1968 Otto Nuschke Decoration in Silver
1974 Peace Medal from the German Peace Council
1978 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze

literature

Günther Buch: Names and dates of important people in the GDR. 4th, revised and expanded edition. Dietz, Berlin (West) / Bonn 1987, ISBN 3-8012-0121-X , p. 172.
Andreas Herbst (eds.), Winfried Ranke, Jürgen Winkler: This is how the GDR worked. Volume 3: Lexicon of functionaries (= rororo manual. Vol. 6350). Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1994, ISBN 3-499-16350-0 , p. 186.

Web links

Commons : Norbert Kraja - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Neue Zeit , October 4, 1964, p. 7.
^ Neue Zeit , May 8, 1970, p. 2 and Neue Zeit , March 20, 1979, p. 1.

personal data
SURNAME	Kraja, Norbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician (CDU)
DATE OF BIRTH	June 13, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wołów (Silesia)
DATE OF DEATH	June 23, 2007
Place of death	Berlin

[1] Neue Zeit , October 4, 1964, p. 7.

[2] Neue Zeit , May 8, 1970, p. 2 and Neue Zeit , March 20, 1979, p. 1.