Kurt Malangré

Kurt Malangré ( born September 18, 1934 in Aachen ) is a former German politician ( CDU). He was for many years a member of the Council of the City of Aachen and 1973-1989 mayor of the city. From 1979 to 1999 he was Member of the European Parliament.

Life

Malangré was a student of the Kaiser -Karls -Gymnasium. After graduation he studied law and political science at the Universities of Bonn and Cologne. He is the brother of Heinz Malangré.

His political career began in November 1969 with the arrival in the city council. Ten months later he was elected in September 1970 to the Presidents of CDU. In 1972 the election was followed by the mayor and the following year he took over the office of the Mayor, which he held until 1989. From 1989 to 1993 he was county chairman of the Christian Democratic Union, the Council of the City of Aachen he belonged until 1994.

During his tenure, he was very keen for the foundation of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, and served for many years as the President of the Council.

On his initiative, the graffito "Lovers " of the Aachen muralist Klaus Paier 2011 was declared a National Monument. This mural was created illegally in 1979 during his tenure as mayor.

Malangré is a member of Opus Dei ( Supernumerarier ), a personal prelature of the Catholic Church. In 2007 he founded the Kurt- Malangré Foundation.

Honors and Awards

Kurt Malangré has been awarded for its diverse political and social work. He is also owner of the following awards:

  • Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1978 )
  • Merit 1st class of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Order of Merit of North Rhine -Westphalia (2005)
  • Honorary citizenship of the city of Aachen (17th award )
  • Golden Ring of Honour of the City of Aachen
  • Academic dignity of honorary citizenship of the Rheinisch- Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
  • Commander of the Order of Leopold ( Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Belgium)
  • Commander of the Order of the Crown ( Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Belgium)
  • Commander of the Order of Orange- Nassau ( Order of Merit of the Kingdom of the Netherlands )
  • Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  • Grand Cross of Civil Merit ( Merit of the Kingdom of Spain)
  • Officer of the Legion of Honour ( French Republic )
  • Commander of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great
  • Winner of the German Cross in Silver Rider
  • Carrier of the Golden Badge of Honour of the German Olympic Society
  • Owner of Streuengelche of Merit, First Class on black-yellow band
  • Support of the community of interest Rollmopsorden Domviertel
  • Donkey Order of the town of Wesel (1988 )

Moreover Malangré honorary member of the KStV Carolingia Aachen in CT, Charles Archers and many other clubs. He was on the proposal of its predecessor Jost Pfeiffer as honorary chairman of the CDU Aachen elected by a large majority in 2005. This honorary chairmanship, he handed over in November 2013 for health reasons.

Order of Leopold (Belgium) Order of the Crown (Belgium) Order of Orange-Nassau Bundesanzeiger Franz Oppenhoff Integrated Authority File
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