Theodor Siebel

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Theodor Siebel on an election poster for the 1961 federal election

Theodor Siebel (born January 16, 1897 in Freudenberg ; † September 14, 1975 there ) was a German entrepreneur and politician ( CDU ).

Life and work

After graduating from secondary school in Betzdorf and participating in World War I , Siebel studied chemistry at the universities of Marburg and Darmstadt . In 1930 he became co-owner of the Gebr. Siebel leather factory in Freudenberg, which was founded in 1780. From 1947 to 1953 he was Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Siegen .

From 1946 to 1949 he was the mayor of Freudenberg.

Political party

Siebel joined the CDU in 1945 and was chairman of the CDU district association Siegerland .

MP

After 1945 Siebel was a member of the district council of Siegen . He was a member of the German Bundestag from its first election in 1949 to 1961. In parliament he represented the constituency of Siegen-Stadt and -Land , in which he was always directly elected and in 1957 even with an absolute majority of 51.4% of the first votes. From 1953 to 1957 he was deputy chairman of the Bundestag committee for postal and telecommunications.

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