Johann Baptist Gradl
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Johann Baptist Gradl was a German politician
and member of the German party Christian Democratic Union
.
During Weimar Republic
Gradl was member of the Zentrumspartei
and he was its president in Berlin-Kreuzberg from 1930 to 1933.
1945 Gradl was among the founders of the East German party Christian Democratic Union
in Berlin und Soviet occupation zone und he was member of the main board of directors. End of 1947 he was dismissed by the Sovietic occupation forces and he engagaged himself at the Christian Democratic Union
in West-Berlin.
From 1957 to 1980 he was member of the German Bundestag
. From 1965 to 1966 he was federal government minister for displaced and war-damaged persons. 1966 he became additionally federal minister for all-German issues in the second cabinet
of chancellor
Ludwig Erhard
. After the death of the latter he was the oldest member of the parliament
.
Er was married with Marianne Brecour and they had four children. He was member of the Catholic parish of Mater Dolorosa
in Berlin-Lankwitz and he is buried in a tumb of honour in Berlin-Tempelhof.
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and member of the German party Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
.
During Weimar Republic
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government...
Gradl was member of the Zentrumspartei
Centre Party (Germany)
The German Centre Party was a Catholic political party in Germany during the Kaiserreich and the Weimar Republic. Formed in 1870, it battled the Kulturkampf which the Prussian government launched to reduce the power of the Catholic Church...
and he was its president in Berlin-Kreuzberg from 1930 to 1933.
1945 Gradl was among the founders of the East German party Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic Union (East Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany ) was an East German political party founded in 1945. It was part of the National Front with the Socialist Unity Party of Germany until 1989....
in Berlin und Soviet occupation zone und he was member of the main board of directors. End of 1947 he was dismissed by the Sovietic occupation forces and he engagaged himself at the Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
in West-Berlin.
From 1957 to 1980 he was member of the German 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...
. From 1965 to 1966 he was federal government minister for displaced and war-damaged persons. 1966 he became additionally federal minister for all-German issues in the second cabinet
Cabinet (government)
A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...
of chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
Ludwig Erhard
Ludwig Erhard
Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard was a German politician affiliated with the CDU and Chancellor of West Germany from 1963 until 1966. He is notable for his leading role in German postwar economic reform and economic recovery , particularly in his role as Minister of Economics under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer...
. After the death of the latter he was the oldest member of the parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
.
Er was married with Marianne Brecour and they had four children. He was member of the Catholic parish of Mater Dolorosa
Mater Dolorosa (Berlin-Lankwitz)
Mater Dolorosa is a Roman Catholic parish and church in Berlin-Lankwitz in Germany. Mater Dolorosa belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Berlin...
in Berlin-Lankwitz and he is buried in a tumb of honour in Berlin-Tempelhof.