Oscar Schneider
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Oscar Schneider | |
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 Oscar Schneider in 2015 | |
| Born | June 3 1927 Altenheideck, Bavaria |
| Died | December 29 2024 |
Oscar Schneider (born June 3, 1927 in Altenheideck, Bavaria; died December 29, 2024)[1] was a German politician (CSU). From 1982 to 1989 he was Federal Minister for Regional Planning, Building and Urban Development.
Life
[edit]Schneider was born on June 3, 1927 in Altenheideck in Middle Franconia as the son of a farmer in a family of 10 children. In addition to the farm, his father also owned a trucking company and a concrete block factory.
World War 2
[edit]In 1944 he was called up to the Reich Labour Service and the Air Force. The seventeen-year-old was wounded in the Battle of Berlin, but escaped towards Magdeburg on April 29, 1945. After a short American captivity, he was able to return home.[2]
Politics
[edit]Schneider had been a member of the CSU since 1953. From 1957 to 1991 he was a member of its state board. He was also chairman of the CSU district association in Nuremberg-Fürth for many years. From 1956 he was a member of the Nuremberg city council and chairman of the CSU parliamentary group from 1960 to 1969. From 1966 to 1970 he was also a member of the Middle Franconian district council.[3] From 1969 to 1994 he was a member of the German Bundestag.[3] Here he was chairman of the committee for regional planning, construction and urban development from 1972 to 1982. From 1991 to 1994 he was cultural policy spokesman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group. Schneider was most recently elected to the German Bundestag via the Bavarian state list (12th electoral term in 1990).
References
[edit]- ^ deutschlandfunk.de (2025-01-02). "CSU - Früherer Bundesbauminister Oscar Schneider gestorben". Die Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ "Oscar Schneider - Munzinger Biographie". www.munzinger.de. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ a b "Nachrichten aus dem Rathaus: Stadt Nürnberg trauert um ihren Ehrenbürger Dr. Oscar Schneider". www.nuernberg.de. Retrieved 2025-01-09.