Wolf-Dieter Zupke

Wolf-Dieter Zupke (born June 6, 1943 in Berlin ) is a German politician of the CDU and the Pro Berlin party .

After graduating from secondary school, Zupke learned the profession of book printer and passed the master craftsman examination in 1969. He then took up a job at the patent office and worked as a department manager, research assistant, production manager and production manager. He also attended the engineering school for polygraphy in Leipzig , which he left in 1974 with an engineering degree. From 1993 he was the owner of an advertising agency.

In 1978 Zupke joined the GDR CDU , where he was chairman of the Hohenschönhausen-Süd local association and deputy chairman of the district association. From 1992 to 1995 he was a member of the district council of Hohenschönhausen as a district councilor. In 1995 and 1999 he was elected to the Berlin House of Representatives. In October 1999 he spoke out in favor of a coalition between the CDU and the Republicans . For this statement, he received harsh criticism, so that a party expulsion process was initiated. Shortly before leaving parliament, he resigned from the CDU in August 2001, and a little later he founded the new Pro Berlin party, of which he was also chairman. The party cooperated later with the party for a rule of law offensive by Ronald Schill .

Web links

Member profile of Wolf-Dieter Zupke ( Memento from July 9, 2001 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

↑ Gilbert Schomaker: Liepelt initiates party exclusion proceedings against Wolf-Dieter Zupke: CDU MP considers coalition with the Republicans to be possible . In: Berliner Zeitung (online edition) of October 7, 1999.
^ Resignation of MPs: Wolf-Dieter Zupke no longer a CDU member . In: Der Tagesspiegel (online edition) of August 30, 2001.
↑ Ex-CDU member Zupke founds protest party . In: BZ online from September 5, 2001.
↑ Frauke Lüchow: Rightists are pushing east . In: The daily newspaper online from January 18, 2002.

personal data
SURNAME	Zupke, Wolf-Dieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician (CDU, Pro Berlin)
DATE OF BIRTH	June 6, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin

[1] Gilbert Schomaker: Liepelt initiates party exclusion proceedings against Wolf-Dieter Zupke: CDU MP considers coalition with the Republicans to be possible . In: Berliner Zeitung (online edition) of October 7, 1999.

[2] Resignation of MPs: Wolf-Dieter Zupke no longer a CDU member . In: Der Tagesspiegel (online edition) of August 30, 2001.

[3] Ex-CDU member Zupke founds protest party . In: BZ online from September 5, 2001.

[4] Frauke Lüchow: Rightists are pushing east . In: The daily newspaper online from January 18, 2002.