Willi von Helden
Willi von Helden (born December 18, 1915 in Berlin ; † October 2, 1988 ) was a German teacher and politician ( SPD ).
Career
From 1926 to 1935, von Helden attended the Luisenstädtische Reformrealgymnasium in Berlin . After graduating from high school, in 1935 he went to study at the college for teacher training in Elbing (West Prussia) . Here he passed the first examination for teaching at elementary schools in 1937 . This was followed by half a year of Reich Labor Service in East Prussia . From 1937 to 1939 he was a teacher at the two-class elementary school in Grabenhof, Sensburg / East Prussia. In August 1939 he was drafted and took the second examination for teaching at elementary schools while on leave from military service in 1940 .
From May 1945 to June 1947 he was a French prisoner of war, then - until he was employed as a teacher and headmaster of the two-class elementary school in Rechenberg , Crailsheim district - he worked as a farm worker in Lendsiedel , Crailsheim district. In 1954 he became headmaster of the four-class elementary school in Gründelhardt , Crailsheim district and in 1961 rector of the Waldeckschule in Göppingen - Jebenhausen . In 1970 he was appointed school councilor and in 1977 school authority director in Nürtingen . In 1979 he retired.
Political career
From 1955 to 1961 von Helden was a district councilor for the SPD in the Crailsheim district and from 1965 to 1974 a member of the district council in Göppingen . Until 1974 he was also the local club chairman of the SPD in Göppingen. 1964-1976 Member of the Parliament of Baden-Wuerttemberg for the constituency Göppingen I .
His main areas of work in the state parliament:
- Member of the regional planning committee, the administrative committee and the administrative reform special committee.
- In the Agriculture Committee, he was particularly committed to improving the social situation of farming families and the agricultural school system.
- During all three legislative periods Willi von Helden was a member of the Cultural Policy Committee and its deputy chairman from 1968 to 1976. In this policy area he was particularly committed to the introduction of community schools.
Other engagement:
- Member of the 7th and 8th Württemberg Evangelical Regional Synods , of which he was Vice-President from 1969 to 1972.
- 1965 to 1971 chairman of the Staufen Turngau in the Swabian Gymnastics Federation
Honors
- 1972: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1986: Merit Medal of the State of Baden-Württemberg
literature
- Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (ed.): MdL, The Members of the Landtag in Baden-Württemberg 1946–1978 , Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-12-911930-2
- Historic address books of Berlin 1915–1930: https://www.zlb.de/haben-angebote/berliner-adressbuecher.html
- Jörg Schadt / Wolfgang Schmierer (editor): The SPD in Baden-Württemberg and its history. From the beginnings of the labor movement until today. Writings on Political Studies Volume 3. State Center for Political Education Baden-Württemberg, 1979
- Constituency candidates. Wrong duel . In: Der Spiegel . No. 38 , 1965, pp. 69 ( online - September 15, 1965 , leading article: The German voter).
- Parties / SPD: stone by stone . In: Der Spiegel . No. 44 , 1969, pp. 111 ( online - October 27, 1969 , editorial: The New Masters).
- Archive of social democracy (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung): SPD members in the state parliament since 1952 : https://www.fes.de/archiv/adsd_neu/inhalt/recherche/baden-wuerttemberg/abteilunge.htm
Individual evidence
- ↑ Willi von Helden's personal file ( inventory EL 204 III Bü 5 ) in the Ludwigsburg State Archives .
- ↑ Daur Albrecht (Ed.), And Sundays To Democracy, 2009, ISBN 978-3-00-028572-1
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heroes, Willi von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German teachers and politicians (SPD) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 2nd, 1988 |