Georg Diederichs

Georg Diederichs ( born September 2, 1900 in Northeim, † June 19, 1983 in Hannover ) was a German SPD politician, Lower Saxon Landtag, Minister of Social Affairs and Prime Minister, and one of the fathers of the Basic Law. At the time of National Socialism he spent as resisters over a year in prison and concentration camp (KZ ester routes).

Life

Schools and Universities

Georg Diederichs was born on September 2, 1900 as the son of a conservative family of pharmacists. 1918 put Diederichs from his high school in Goslar and completed a two year apprenticeship in his father's pharmacy pharmacist. Then studied from 1922 in Göttingen political science and economics, and pharmacy. During his studies he joined the Corps Hercynia (now Corps Teutonia Hercynia Göttingen ) that a fraternity in Kösener Senior Convents -Verband ( KSCV ). His pharmaceutical state exam he took in 1924, in 1926 he was a graduate economist.

First political commitment and life in the "Third Reich"

In the same year he began his political activity as a member of the German Democratic Party ( DDP ), but moved in 1930 to the Social Democratic Party of Germany ( SPD). During the time of the Third Reich, he supported comrades and students Corp. materially and organizationally and was accused by the authorities of the " unauthorized party extension '. He spent a year in prison Fuhlsbiittel; then he was interned for several months in a concentration camp esters ways. Then he moved to Berlin. From 1939 to 1945 he was a soldier used on the Eastern Front in the Army, including three years. He served as a soldier in the medical service.

Political beginnings in the postwar period

After the war he was employed by the British occupying power in October 1945 as mayor of his native town of Northeim. At that time the position was still connected with the Office of the Head of Administration. As the functions of mayor and city manager were separated in January 1946, Diederichs opted for the voluntary function of the mayor. He soon turned, however, the country's policy and in 1947 elected as an MP in the Lower Saxony state parliament.

Work in the Parliamentary Council

1948-1949 he was involved as a member of the Constituent institution of the Parliamentary Council on the design of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany. He was elected by the Lower Saxony state parliament in this body. Diederichs served as vice chairman of the committees on electoral matters and occupation statute. He participated in the first electoral law for the federal election and was in the controversial choice of law significantly to Kompomissvorschlag a personalized proportional representation system.

In the country's politics

From 1947 to 1955 he served as deputy chairman of the SPD parliamentary group in the Lower Saxony state parliament. From 1952 to 1955 Diederichs was chairman of the Committee for internal administration and had a significant influence on the redesign of the Lower Saxon town of Constitution. From 1955, he was Vice President of the Landtag. In 1957 he was Minister of Social Affairs of Lower Saxony and 29 December 1961, he was, until July 8, 1970 Prime Minister of Lower Saxony. During the 1950s he was one of the clear opponents of nuclear energy in the SPD.

His outstanding achievements can be found in the development of education and structural improvements in rural communities. Diederichs was in the older age -President of the Red Cross in Lower Saxony. Georg Diederichs died in 1983 in Hanover. His grave is located at the city cemetery of Northeim.

Others

After Georg Diederichs to the beginning of school year 2009/2010 high school in Clausthal- Zellerfeld was named. To celebrate its 21 anniversary of the death on 22 June 2004, the unveiling of a commemorative plaque Göttingen for him at the house of the Corps Teutonia Hercynia by his widow Karin- Rut Diederichs.

His statement is often cited "Should succeed in the big hit, both wings must swing ", alluding to the left and right wings of the party.

Popularly Georg Diederichs was often called " Schorse ".

Awards

Swell

• Dirk Böttcher: Hannoversches biographical dictionary. From the beginnings to the present. Hannover 2002, p 95
• Gisela Notz / Christl Wickert: The successful Constitution. Berlin 2009, p 66
• Barbara Simon: MPs in Lower Saxony from 1946 to 1994. Biographical Handbook. 1996, pp. 72