Peter Fischer (politician)

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Peter W. Fischer (born July 10, 1941 in Berlin ; † February 1, 2019 in Cuxhaven ) was a German politician ( SPD ). From 1990 to 2000 he was Lower Saxony's Minister for Economics, Technology and Transport .

Professional background

Peter Fischer graduated from high school in Hanover in 1961 . He completed a degree in economics at the Georg August University in Göttingen and at the London School of Economics in London in 1967. In 1969 he was promoted to Dr. rer. pole. PhD.

From 1970 Fischer worked in the Lower Saxony Ministry of Economics and Transport. In 1974 he moved to the Lower Saxony State Representation in Bonn. From 1978 to 1980 he worked in the Federal Ministry for Regional Planning, Building and Urban Development. In 1980 he became head of the economic department of the city of Hanover.

In 1990, Peter W. Fischer applied for Hanover to host the Expo 2000 .

From 2002 to June 2016, Fischer was president of the transport initiative Pro Mobility , a lobby group that is primarily committed to the expansion of the transport infrastructure.

Political career

Peter Fischer joined the SPD in 1962. He was elected to the city council in Hanover in 1980. In 1990 Gerhard Schröder appointed him Minister of Economics, Technology and Transport in Lower Saxony, in which position he succeeded Walter Hirche .

Fischer was elected city ​​councilor in Hanover and was elected chairman of the Hanover Tourist Association on March 14, 1980 .

In 1994 Fischer was elected to the Lower Saxony state parliament as a direct candidate for the constituency of Langenhagen and Wedemark . When Sigmar Gabriel's cabinet reshuffle on December 12, 2000, Susanne Knorre became Fischer's successor as minister. At the end of the 14th electoral term , he left the Lower Saxony state parliament.

Private

Peter Fischer had three children from his first marriage. Since 1998 he lived in Cuxhaven.

He was married to Erika Fischer; both founded the Joachim Ringelnatz Foundation in 2001, which is responsible for the Joachim Ringelnatz Museum in Cuxhaven .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dr. Peter Fischer is dead: a man of soft tones. In: cnv-medien.de. Cuxhavener Nachrichten, February 5, 2019, accessed on February 5, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Martin Anger (Red.), Martina Liedtke (collaborator.): Chronicle of the Hanover Transport Association in key words , in: 1883–1983. 100 years Hanover Tourist Association , foreword by the city council and association chairman Peter Fischer, Hanover: Josef Grütter printing works, 1983, p. 5
personal data
SURNAME Fischer, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fischer, Peter W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (SPD), MdL
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH 1st February 2019
Place of death Cuxhaven