Willy Rickers

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Willy Rickers (born January 4, 1882 in Kükels ; † April 3, 1957 ) was a farmer and a German politician ( CDU ).

From April to November 1946, Rickers was Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forests in Schleswig-Holstein .

Life and work

Willy Rickers was one of the co-founders of the Schleswig-Holstein Farmers' Association. He was a member of the board of the State Chamber of Agriculture and the Chamber of Agriculture Schleswig-Holstein .

Political party

During the Weimar Republic , Willy Rickers was a member of the DVP . After the Second World War , Rickers was one of the founders of the CDU in Schleswig-Holstein.

MP

Rickers belonged to the first appointed Landtag from February to November 1946 and again to the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein from 1954 until his death .

Rickers entered the state parliament in 1954 as a directly elected member of the Segeberg- Nord constituency .

Public offices

April 11, 1946 to September 4, 1946 belonged Rickers as Chairman of the Board of Agriculture, Food and Forestry that of Theodor Stelzer led government ( Cabinet Steltzer I ) of Schleswig-Holstein. On September 4, 1946, he was released by the British military government . It was officially stated that the cooperation with the occupying power was inadequate. Unofficially, the reason given was that he was not reliable as a former member of the DVP or, according to other sources, that he had concealed his membership in the Stahlhelm .

Honors

Willy Rickers was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class.

Web links

  • Willy Rickers in the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament information system

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jessica von Seggern: Old and new democrats in Schleswig-Holstein: Democratization and new formation of a political elite at district and state level, 1945 to 1950, 2005, ISBN 3515088016 , page 180, online
  2. ↑ Erich Maletzke, Klaus Volquartz: The Schleswig-Holstein Landtag, 1983, page 33
personal data
SURNAME Rickers, Willy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rickers, Willi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (CDU), MdL
DATE OF BIRTH January 4, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Kükels
DATE OF DEATH April 3, 1957