Herbert Ehrenberg
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Herbert Ehrenberg is a retired German
politician.
Ehrenberg was born in Kollnischken
, East Prussia
(today Kolniszki, Poland) and visited school (Staatliche Kantschule) in Goldap
until 1943, when he was conscripted to the German Army
and became a prisoner of war. After his release in 1947 he passed his Abitur
and studied national economy in Wilhelmshaven
and at the University of Göttingen, where he took his doctorate in 1958.
Ehrenberg joined the Union for Public Services, Transport and Traffic (ÖTV) in 1949 and the Social Democratic Party of Germany
, or SPD, in 1955. In 1964 he became the head of the national economy branch at the chairman of IG Bau-Steine-Erden-Union and in 1968 he started to work at the Federal Ministry of economics
. In 1969 he switched to the German Chancellery
and was a Secretary of State at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Germany)
in 1971/72 and its Minister in 1976-82.
Ehrenberg was the Vice-President of the Social Democratic Fraction in the Bundestag
in 1974-1976 and a member of the Federal Executive Board of the SPD in 1975-1984. In 1997-2001 he was the Chairman of the Honorary Executive Board and in 2001-2003 the first President of the Internationaler Bund Freier Träger der Jugend-, Sozial- und Bildungsarbeit, afterwards its Honorary President.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
politician.
Ehrenberg was born in Kollnischken
Kolniszki
Kolniszki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gołdap, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approximately south-east of Gołdap and north-east of the regional capital...
, East Prussia
East Prussia
East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...
(today Kolniszki, Poland) and visited school (Staatliche Kantschule) in Goldap
Goldap
Gołdap is a town and the seat of Gołdap County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located on the Gołdapa River, between the Wzgórza Szeskie hills and the Puszcza Romincka forest. It has a population of 13,703...
until 1943, when he was conscripted to the German Army
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
and became a prisoner of war. After his release in 1947 he passed his Abitur
Abitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
and studied national economy in Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea.-History:...
and at the University of Göttingen, where he took his doctorate in 1958.
Ehrenberg joined the Union for Public Services, Transport and Traffic (ÖTV) in 1949 and the Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
, or SPD, in 1955. In 1964 he became the head of the national economy branch at the chairman of IG Bau-Steine-Erden-Union and in 1968 he started to work at the Federal Ministry of economics
Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany)
The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology is a ministry of the German Federal Government since 1998...
. In 1969 he switched to the German Chancellery
German Chancellery
The German Chancellery is a federal agency serving the executive office of the Chancellor, the head of the German federal government. The chief of the Chancellery holds the rank of either a Secretary of State or a Federal Minister ...
and was a Secretary of State at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Germany)
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Germany)
The Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs is a top-level federal agency of the Federal Republic of Germany headed by the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs as a member of the Cabinet of Germany...
in 1971/72 and its Minister in 1976-82.
Ehrenberg was the Vice-President of the Social Democratic Fraction in the Bundestag
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
in 1974-1976 and a member of the Federal Executive Board of the SPD in 1975-1984. In 1997-2001 he was the Chairman of the Honorary Executive Board and in 2001-2003 the first President of the Internationaler Bund Freier Träger der Jugend-, Sozial- und Bildungsarbeit, afterwards its Honorary President.