Robert Margulies
Robert Margulies (born September 29, 1908 in Düsseldorf , † December 31, 1974 in Mannheim ) was a German politician of the FDP / DVP .
Life and work
After a commercial apprenticeship, Margulies worked in the grain trade. In 1933 he set up his own business, but was expropriated in 1937 for political reasons. After the Second World War , he was initially employed by the grain industry association, founded a grain import company in 1946 and also became the managing director of the Württemberg-Baden import ring. He later became President of the Mannheim Product Exchange and from 1949 to 1951 he was President of the General Association of German Wholesale and Foreign Trade . After he left this office, Margulies became Vice President of the Central Association of the West German Grain, Feed and Fertilizer Trade .
politics
In the Weimar Republic , Margulies was a member of the Federation of German Young Democrats and the Reich Banner Black-Red-Gold from 1929 to 1933 .
After the Second World War, Margulies joined the DVP. In 1946 he was a member of the state constituent assembly and then until his resignation on September 14, 1949 a member of the state parliament of Württemberg-Baden .
He was a member of the German Bundestag from its first election in 1949 until August 27, 1964. From February 26, 1953 to 1961 he was deputy chairman of the Bundestag committee for foreign trade issues, from 1961 to June 20, 1962 he was chairman of the Bundestag committee for development aid.
From February 27, 1958 to August 21, 1964, Robert Margulies was also a member of the European Parliament . There he was chairman of the committee for cooperation with developing countries from 1962.
Margulies resigned as MP and MP to become a member of the EURATOM Commission . Karl Moersch succeeded his Bundestag mandate .
literature
- 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. 535.
Individual evidence
- ↑ EURATOM: move postponed . In: Der Spiegel . No. 48 , 1964 ( online ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Margulies, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politicians (FDP, DVP), MdL, MdB, MdEP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 1974 |
| Place of death | Mannheim |