Ernst Kuntscher (7 January 1899 – 10 October 1971) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and former member of the German Bundestag.[1]
Ernst Kuntscher | |
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![]() Ernst Kuntscher on a campaign poster for the 1961 federal elections | |
Member of the Bundestag | |
In office 7 September 1949 – 19 October 1969 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bautsch, Austria-Hungary | 7 January 1899
Died | 10 October 1971 Stade, West Germany | (aged 72)
Nationality | German |
Political party | CDU |
Life
editIn 1945 he participated in the foundation of the CDU. He was a member of the state parliament in Lower Saxony and also belonged to the district council in the district of Stade.
Kuntscher was a member of the German Bundestag since its first election in 1949 until 1969. He always entered parliament via the Lower Saxony state list of his party. From 9 July 1954 to 1961, he was chairman of the Bundestag Committee for Expellees, and from 1961 to 1965 of the Bundestag Committee for Equalization of Burdens.
Literature
editHerbst, Ludolf; Jahn, Bruno (2002). Vierhaus, Rudolf (ed.). Biographisches Handbuch der Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages. 1949–2002 [Biographical Handbook of the Members of the German Bundestag. 1949–2002] (in German). München: De Gruyter - De Gruyter Saur. p. 1715. ISBN 978-3-11-184511-1.
References
edit- ^ "Die Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages - 1.-13. Wahlperiode: Alphabetisches Gesamtverzeichnis; Stand: 28. Februar 1998" [The members of the German Bundestag - 1st - 13th term of office: Alphabetical complete index] (PDF). webarchiv.bundestag.de (in German). Deutscher Bundestag, Wissenschaftliche Dienste des Bundestages (WD 3/ZI 5). 1998-02-28. Retrieved 2020-05-21.