Otto Arnholz
Otto Arnholz (born April 12, 1894 in Berlin , † October 7, 1988 in Braunschweig ) was a German administrative officer and politician ( SPD ).
Life and work
After graduating from secondary school in Luckenwalde , Arnholz studied economics, law, philosophy and history at the University of Berlin for four semesters . He took part in the First World War as a soldier and was later discharged from the Reichswehr as a reserve officer .
Arnholz entered the service of the Reich Tax Administration in 1920 with a job at the Stettin Tax Office and had been a ministerial official in the Braunschweig State Service since 1921. After the National Socialists came to power, he was dismissed for political reasons. He then worked initially as a sales representative, from 1934 to 1941 as an independent grocer, then worked in several companies as a department manager, shift supervisor and buyer.
After the Second World War , Arnholz was appointed main consultant in the presidential department of the Brunswick State Ministry in 1945. In this role, he was in charge of human resources.
Political activity
Arnholz joined the SPD in 1920. From 1931 to 1933 he was a city councilor for the city of Braunschweig. In 1945/46 he was regional chairman of the SPD Braunschweig and was from February 21, 1946 to November 21, 1946 a member of the appointed Braunschweig Landtag. In May 1946 (appointed May 7, 1946), Arnholz was appointed Minister of the Interior in the government of the State of Braunschweig led by Prime Minister Alfred Kubel . He became chairman of the legal committee, chairman of the fire services committee and chairman of the social committee. With the formation of the State of Lower Saxony , he left the government in November 1946. He was a member of the German Bundestag from its first election in 1949 to 1957. In parliament he represented the constituency of the city of Braunschweig . From 1949 to 1953 he was deputy chairman of the Bundestag committee for civil service law. At the end of the 1950s he resigned from the party.
literature
- Bergit Korschan-Kuhle: Arnholz, Otto. In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Günter Scheel (ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 19th and 20th centuries . Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8 , p. 31 .
- Barbara Simon : Member of Parliament in Lower Saxony 1946–1994. Biographical manual. Edited by the President of the Lower Saxony State Parliament. Lower Saxony State Parliament, Hanover 1996, pp. 22-23.
- Rudolf Vierhaus , Ludolf Herbst (eds.), Bruno Jahn (collaborators): Biographical manual of the members of the German Bundestag. 1949-2002. Vol. 1: A-M. KG Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-23782-0 , p. 21.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Barbara Simon: MPs in Lower Saxony 1946–1994. Biographical manual. 1996, pp. 22-23.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arnholz, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German administrative officer and politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 7, 1988 |
| Place of death | Braunschweig |