Willi Weiskirch
Willi Weiskirch (born January 1, 1923 in Welschen Ennest ; † September 11, 1996 in Altenhundem ) was a German journalist and politician ( CDU ) and from 1985 to 1990 the defense commissioner of the German Bundestag .
Life
After graduating from high school in 1942, he took part in the Second World War as a soldier (most recently as a corporal ) and was wounded several times. He studied newspaper science , history and philosophy at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster .
In 1949 Willi Weiskirch became head of the press office of the Federation of German Catholic Youth (BDKJ) in Altenberg . From 1952 to 1959 he was editor-in-chief of the BDKJ magazine Wacht in Düsseldorf . From 1951 to 1959 he was head of the general Sunday newspaper office in Düsseldorf. From 1959 to 1970 he was editor-in-chief of the Sunday paper and the monthly magazine Mann in der Zeit in Augsburg . The latter was transformed by him into the illustrated worldview . From 1970 to 1979 he was editor-in-chief of the German monthly newspaper .
From 1970 to 1976 he was spokesman for the CDU and from 1976 to 1985 member of the CDU Bundestag , at the same time chairman of the defense working group of the CDU / CSU parliamentary group. In 1976 he won the direct mandate in the constituency of Olpe - Meschede and in the two subsequent elections in the constituency of Olpe - Siegen-Wittgenstein II .
In 1985 he was elected as the first non-officer to the German Bundestag's defense commissioner. After leaving this office in April 1990, he spent his retirement years in his home town of Würdinghausen in the Kirchhundem community.
literature
- Rudolf Vierhaus , Ludolf Herbst (eds.), Bruno Jahn (collaborators): Biographical manual of the members of the German Bundestag. 1949-2002. Vol. 2: N-Z. Attachment. KG Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-23782-0 , p. 932.
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weiskirch, Willi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Welschen Ennest |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 1996 |
| Place of death | Altenhundem |