Wilhelm Westenberger
Wilhelm Westenberger (born April 10, 1903 in Kastel ; † December 9, 1980 in Mainz ) was a German lawyer and politician ( CDU ).
Life and work
After graduating from high school in Mainz , Westenberger began studying law and political science in Frankfurt am Main , Munich and Gießen , which he completed in 1926 with the first state examination and in 1930 with the second state examination. From 1932 he worked as a lawyer in Mainz.
Westenberger was a member of the Catholic student associations KDStV Badenia (Strasbourg) Frankfurt am Main , KDStV Aenania Munich and KDStV Burgundia Munich, all in CV .
Political party
After the Second World War , Westenberger joined the CDU and was elected chairman of the CDU district association Mainz-Stadt in 1952.
MP
Westenberger was a council member of the city of Mainz and chairman of the CDU parliamentary group there. From 1955 to 1963 he was a member of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament .
Public offices
On May 19, 1959, Westenberger was appointed Minister of Justice to succeed Bruno Becher in the state government of Rhineland-Palatinate led by Prime Minister Peter Altmeier . On May 18, 1963, he left the government and was replaced as Minister of Justice by Fritz Schneider .
See also
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Adolf Süsterhenn (1946–1951) | Bruno Becher (1951–1959) | Wilhelm Westenberger (1959–1963) | Fritz Schneider (1963–1971) | Otto Theisen (1971–1979) | Carl-Ludwig Wagner (1979–1981) | Waldemar Schreckenberger (1981–1982) | Heribert Bickel (1983–1987) | Peter Caesar (1987-1999) | Herbert Mertin (1999-2006) | Heinz Georg Bamberger (2006–2011) | Jochen Hartloff (2011–2014) | Gerhard Robbers (2014–2016) | Herbert Mertin (since 2016)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Westenberger, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and politician (CDU), MdL |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kastel |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 1980 |
| Place of death | Mainz |