Theo Balle
Theo Balle (* 9. December 1925 in Esslingen am Neckar , † 17th June 2015 ) was a German politician of the CDU .
Life
Balle grew up in Esslingen, where he also attended school. Then he had to do his military service and was captured after the Second World War . Therefore, he could not do the Abitur until 1948. He then studied philosophy , theology , education and German at the universities of Tübingen and Munich . He completed his studies with the state examination for higher teaching qualifications and was awarded a doctorate in 1953 in Munich. phil. PhD.
Subsequently, Balle was assistant to the Bundestag member Thomas Ruf in Bonn, then from 1955 editor of the Schwäbische Zeitung . In 1959 he went to a vocational school as a teacher. In 1974 he became professor of philosophy at the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences.
Since the late 1960s, Balle has been politically active. First he was a member of the municipal council of the city of Esslingen, then in the district council in Esslingen and in the regional assembly of the regional association Middle Neckar (today Region Stuttgart ). In 1972, Balle was elected to the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg for the first time , to which he belonged continuously until 1988.
In 1978 Prime Minister Hans Filbinger brought him into the state government and assigned him the office of Political State Secretary , that is, without a seat and a vote in the cabinet, in the Ministry of Culture and Sports under Minister Roman Herzog . Balle also exercised this office in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lothar Späth under Minister of Education Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder . After the state elections in 1988, Balle resigned from his office. He was followed by Marianne Schultz-Hector , who later became Minister of Culture .
In addition to his political activities, Balle was also involved in the cultural field. From 1974 to 2000 he was President of the Swabian Singers' Association . He was married.
Honors
- 1978: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1983: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1988: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2000: Home Medal of the State of Baden-Württemberg
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Balle, Theo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (CDU), MdL |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Esslingen am Neckar |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th June 2015 |