Winfried Krauss
Winfried Krauss (born October 13, 1946 in Fürth ; † March 14, 2004 in Frankfurt ) was a German politician of the right-wing extremist NPD and co-founder and federal chairman of its youth association Young National Democrats .
Professional background
Krauss grew up in Nuremberg and made at the local Melanchthon-Gymnasium its High School . He then studied mathematics, physics, philosophy and computer science in Erlangen . After moving to Frankfurt (Main) in 1980, he worked in the areas of marketing and sales support for the data processing company Deutsche Olivetti GmbH at the time. According to reports from colleagues, his political activities were well known there, but were not discussed because he strictly separated his political and professional life.
Political career
Krauss, together with Günter Deckert and like-minded people, co-founded the Young National Democrats, which was to establish itself as the youth organization of the NPD. He became the third federal chairman of the JN and held this position from 1975 to 1977. He had previously been elected to the National Board of the NPD from 1973 to 1979. Re-elected in 1987, he did not leave until 1998. At least in the last few years he was in charge of politics in the federal board. He was not only considered the head of the NPD's program commission, but also a pioneer of his party. From 1991 to 1994 he was chairman of the NPD Hessen . He had previously been deputy state chairman. Krauss was in conflict with Horst Mahler and his attempts at radicalization within the NPD.
From 1989 to 1993 Krauß was a city councilor in Frankfurt's Römer and chaired his seven-member parliamentary group.
swell
- Hoffmann, Uwe: The NPD. Development, ideology and structure. Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt (Main), 1999, ISBN 3-631-35439-8 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Parties, associations, people. In: Young Freedom. April 2, 2004 ( jungefreiheit.de ).
- ^ Opinion on the "V-Mann-Affair". Declaration by the Federal Government, Bundestag and Bundesrat in the NPD trial of July 26, 2002 ( aktiv- gegen-diskriminierung.info PDF; 139 kB).
- ↑ Toralf Staud: Modern Nazis ( netz-gegen-nazis.de PDF; 1.4 MB).
- ↑ The Empire. In: Jungle World. No. 7, February 4, 2004 ( jungle-world.com ).
- ↑ Former members of the city council (since 1946) , as of January 9, 2013.
Alfons Hueber (1971–1973) | Günter Deckert (1973–1975) | Winfried Krauss (1975–1977) | Gösta Thomas (1977–1980) | Rainer Vogel (1980–1983) | Claus Kruse (1983) | Hermann Lehmann (1983–1987) | Karl-Heinz Sendbühler (1987–1989) | Thilo Kabus (1989–1990) | Frank Kolender (1990–1991) | Erhard Hübchen (1991–1992) | Andreas Storr (1992-1994) | Holger Apfel (1994–1999) | Sascha Roßmüller (1999–2003) | Stefan Rochow (2003-2007) | Michael Schäfer (2007–2012) | Andy Knape (2012–2014) | Sebastian Richter (since 2014)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Krauss, Winfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (NPD) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fuerth |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 2004 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |