Otto Striebeck

Otto Striebeck (right), 1965

Otto Striebeck (born September 18, 1894 in Baak , † February 1, 1972 in Mülheim an der Ruhr ) was a German journalist and politician ( SPD ).

Life and work

After graduating from elementary school and attending the mountain pre-school, Striebeck worked as a miner for 16 years. He joined the union in 1917, was initially a youth leader and later became chairman of the works council at the Friedrich Heinrich colliery in Lintfort . From 1929 to 1933 he worked as an editor for the social democratic people's voice in Moers . After the National Socialists came to power , he had to give up his political activities. In 1935 he was arrested by the Gestapo and sentenced to two years and ten months in prison for preparing for high treason . After the Second World War he resumed his work as an editor and was among other things editor-in-chief of the Neue Ruhr Zeitung in Mülheim an der Ruhr .

Political party

Striebeck joined the SPD in 1917 and was chairman of the SPD sub-district of Mülheim after 1945.

MP

Striebeck was a citizen's council in 1945 and since 1946 council member of the city of Mülheim. Here he was elected chairman of the SPD parliamentary group. He was a member of the German Bundestag from 1949 to 1953 and from May 27, 1958, when he replaced the late MP Wilhelm Mellies , until 1965. In parliament he represented the constituency of Mülheim , in which he was directly elected in 1961 with 48.1% of the first votes.