Rudi Adams
Rudi Adams (born November 10, 1919 in Masburg ; † May 23, 2013 ) was a German politician ( SPD ). He was Vice President of the European Parliament from 1977 to 1979 and was one of the founders of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt and the SPD after the Second World War in what is now the Rhein-Erft district .
Life and work
After completing a commercial apprenticeship, Adams took part in World War II as a soldier . He became a British prisoner of war, from which he was only released in 1947. From 1948 he was employed by IG Bergbau und Energie . He made it to the position of deputy district manager and became a member of the supervisory board of the Rheinische lignite works . From 1957 to 1972 he was an employee representative judge at the Federal Labor Court . From 1983 to 1989 he was chairman of the workers' welfare in North Rhine-Westphalia and also its district chairman for the Middle Rhine district. He lived with his wife in Bergheim .
Political party
Adams joined the SPD in 1948. From 1960 to 1975 he was first chairman of the local association in Frechen and later district chairman in the Cologne district . In 1966 he became deputy subdistrict chairman.
MP
Adams was a member of the city council of his place of residence Frechen from 1957 to 1975 and belonged to the district council of the Cologne district from 1952 to 1969. From 1964 to 1969 he was deputy district administrator there. On December 8, 1966, he moved up to the Bundestag for the resigned MP Werner Figgen . He was then a member of the German Bundestag until 1980 .
Rudi Adams moved into the Bundestag in 1966 via the state list of North Rhine-Westphalia and then always as a directly elected member of the Cologne-Land constituency . Rolf Mützenich, a member of the Bundestag from Cologne, was one of his employees . His successor in the German Bundestag in 1980 was Klaus Lennartz from Hürth .
From 1970 to 1979 Adams was also a member of the European Parliament , of which he was Vice-President from 1977 until he left.
Honors
- 1973: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1980: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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. 3.
Web links
- Literature by and about Rudi Adams in the catalog of the German National Library
- Article on Adams' 90th birthday
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adams, Rudi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag, MEP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Masburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 2013 |