Ulrich Daldrup

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Ulrich Daldrup

Ulrich Daldrup (born September 27, 1947 in Hausberge , today Porta Westfalica ) is a German scientist, politician ( CDU ) and former mayor of Aachen . Ulrich Daldrup grew up in Brussels.

education and profession

After completing his baccalaureate at the European School in Brussels in 1965, Daldrup did a banking apprenticeship at Banque de Bruxelles-Lambert (now ING Groep NV ) and then studied chemistry at RWTH Aachen University . After graduating as a graduate chemist, he obtained a doctorate in chemistry. rer. nat. He then studied economics at RWTH Aachen University.

Ulrich Daldrup worked in international cooperation ( development aid) and humanitarian aid for thirty years . He spent many years of his life in Africa and Asia. His first position was from 1972 to 1974 within the framework of German international cooperation on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development as a consultant with the rank of department head in the Ministère de l'Industrie in Rabat, Morocco . From 1975 he was a partner in a consulting company in Cologne, until in 1979 he set up his own consulting company GFE GmbH, which specialized in international cooperation. He also lived in Mauritius for several years (1991 to 1993) as an advisor to the first Mauritian President Cassam Uteem . Daldrup played a major role in the formulation of the new constitution of Mauritius, introduced on March 12, 1992, through which Mauritius became a democracy and Cassam Uteem became its first president. Daldrup lived for long periods in Bizerte (Tunisia), Dakar (Senegal), in Libreville (Gabon), in Nairobi (Kenya), in Mogadishu (Somalia), where, in addition to scientific research, he was instrumental in the economic development and coordination of humanitarian aid was. He has written numerous books and given lectures on the topic of international cooperation.

academic career

Ulrich Daldrup has been Professor of “International Law” and “Business Administration” at the TH Köln since 1984 . The FH Aachen gave him in 2004 a lecturer in "International Management". From 1996 to 1996 he was Rector of the University of Bradford / NIMBAS, MBA Campus Aachen as part of an international MBA course. He has also given lectures at Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania) and established a technology center there. For this he was honored with the Doctor Honoris Causis in 2000. Ulrich Daldrup has also given lectures at the University of Stettin (Poland) and Georgetown University (USA). His research focuses on regional policy, European contracts, international cooperation and, in his later years, the social consequences of the energy transition and its impact on selected countries in Asia and Africa.

politics

Ulrich Daldrup joined the CDU in Aachen in 1992. In September 1993 he was elected chairman of the CDU Aachen and in 1994 its top candidate. In the local elections in September 1994, Ulrich Daldrup brought the CDU back to power in Aachen and was elected the city's first mayor alongside Astrid Ströbele ( SPD ) and Margret Ortstein ( Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen ) under Lord Mayor Jürgen Linden (SPD) . In 1999 he was again nominated as the top candidate and again won the local election with 49.5%. However, he lost his election as Lord Mayor of Aachen in 1999 with 40.07% against the incumbent Jürgen Linden, who received 52.54%. In 1999 he also became chairman of the MIT - SME and Business Association. Ulrich Daldrup is a founding member of the Euregiorates Maas-Rhein and was one of the authors of its constitution. During his political time, he received numerous heads of government and other personalities in Aachen, such as the German Chancellor Helmut Kohl at the time. After his time as Mayor of Aachen, Ulrich Daldrup took on the role of Federal Government Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Energy for the Baltic States . For this post he was delegated to Riga ( Latvia ) from 2000 to May 1, 2004, where he worked with the rank of State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance in Riga. He was responsible for preparing Latvia in particular for access to the European Union in the areas of regional development and local government.

Other offices

Ulrich Daldrup welcomes US President George Bush to Aachen for the Global Panel conference

In the 1980s Ulrich Daldrup was Secretary General of the German-Moroccan Society. From 1995 to 2000 he was President of the international Global Panel Conferences and as such has received important heads of state, politicians and entrepreneurs, among others. a. the American President George HW Bush .

Ulrich Daldrup founded the Aachen Maastricht Business Club in 2004 , which enabled him to bring German, Belgian and Dutch entrepreneurs together. In 2006 he was named Vice President of the Water for the World Foundation , a humanitarian foundation . In 2007 he founded the energy cluster “Energy Hills” together with ten European universities, three large research institutions and numerous private companies from the energy sector. In 2015 Ulrich Daldrup became chairman of the supervisory board of the "European Agency for Sustainable Energy (EASE)" and in 2018 Ulrich Daldrup was elected deputy chairman of the board of trustees European Foundation Aachen Cathedral .

Entrepreneur award of the Business Club Aachen Maastricht

In 2007 Ulrich Daldrup initiated the Entrepreneur Award of the Business Club Aachen Maastricht. This price is subject to very high demands on the respective recipient. The entrepreneur award can only be received by people who have been or are very successful as entrepreneurs and who, in addition to their entrepreneurship, are committed to the common good such as B. by supporting social, sporting, cultural, humanitarian or other noble goals, as well as the promotion of science. This honor is endowed with a cash prize of 5,000 euros. An independent board of trustees takes on the task of proposing an entrepreneur every year who meets the requirements.

Previous winners:

The members of the Board of Trustees are:

Honors

Ulrich Daldrup is with the Doctor Honoris Causa of the Technical University Kaunas honored

In 2004, the Federal President awarded him the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon for his commitment to developing countries and Eastern Europe .

Publications

  • Food security and food aid
  • Business leader Sri Lanka
  • Business leader Nigeria
  • Business leader through the ECOWAS states
  • The economy of Chad
  • The handicraft in Morocco
  • The handicraft in Mauritius

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personal data
SURNAME Daldrup, Ulrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German scientist, politician (CDU) and former mayor of Aachen
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Local mountains