Wolfgang Röken
Wolfgang Ernst Röken (born June 26, 1943 in Könnern ) is a German politician ( SPD ). From 1995 to 2010 he was a member of the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Life
After graduating from high school, Röken studied at the Ruhr University of Education in Essen . In 1966 he passed the state examination for teaching at elementary schools and was then employed as a teacher at the Johannesschule in Gladbeck from 1967 to 1968 . Then he was a teacher at the Gladbeck Middle-East secondary school until 1973 and then deputy principal until 1978. From 1978 to 1993 and then again from 1994 to 1995 he was principal at the Willy-Brandt-Schule (formerly Zweckel secondary school) in Gladbeck. From July to December 1993 he was managing director of VRR GmbH.
politics
Röken has been a member of the SPD since 1970 and was chairman of the SPD sub-district Bottrop from 1974 to 1975. From 1975 to 2000 he was chairman of the SPD city association in Gladbeck. He has been a member of the city council of Gladbeck since 1976 and was mayor of the city from 1976 to 1994 . From 1976 to 1993 he was a member of the Recklinghausen district assembly and during that time also a member of the KVR Association. From 1979 to 1993 he was parliamentary group leader of the SPD in the association assembly of the VRR association. From 1990 to 1994 he was a member of the board of the North Rhine-Westphalia City Council. From 1995 to 2010 he was a member of the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia, a full member of the sports committee and chairman of the committee for construction and transport. Together with Ms. Gisela Nacken , he has been Chairman of the NRW Public Transport Future Commission since 2012 .
Honors
- March 12, 1983 Plaque of the city of Marcq-en-Baroeul (France) in gold
- Gold Medal of the City of Schwechat (Austria)
- April 22, 1993 Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- December 5, 1996 Plaque of the city of Gladbeck in gold
- April 27, 2000 Plaque of Honor of the City of Wodzislaw (Poland)
- May 24, 2003 honorary citizen of the city of Alanya (Turkey)
- November 12, 2004 Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- April 20, 2007 Letter of Honor from the North Rhine-Westphalia State Transport Authority
- March 23, 2010 Honorary Chairman of the Parliamentary Group NRW - Turkey
- April 3, 2014 Honorary title "Former Lord Mayor" of the city of Gladbeck
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Röken, Wolfgang |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Röken, Wolfgang Ernst (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD), MdL |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Skills |