Friedrich Baltrusch
George Friedrich Baltrusch | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 7 1876 |
| Died | April 22 1949 |
| Occupations | Trade Unionist, Politician, Soldier |
| Years active | 1900-1949 |
| Political party | Zentrum Party Christian Democratic Union |
| Other political affiliations | Young German Order |
| Spouse | Anna Friederike Husemann (1876–1943) |
| Children | 6 |
Georg Friedrich Baltrusch (7 March 1876 in Waldhof, East Prussia (German Empire) – 22 April 1949 in Bad Wildungen, West Germany), was a German military officer and a politician in the German Democratic Party/CDU. One of the leaders of the Jungdeutscher Orden,[1] he had a place in the German Parliament between 1930 and 1933.[2] After World War II, he was one of the founders of CDU.[3][4]
Career
Baltrusch joined a Christian Woodworkers' Union in Essen in 1900, and from 1907 he worked as a full-time union secretary in the Christian trade union movement. After serving in the First World War he became the managing director of the national association in 1919 and its representative to the Weimar government and other important bodies in Berlin. He was a close associate of Adam Stegerwald and the German government often relied on him as an expert on both economic policy and social policy.[5]
During this time he served as a board member on the Reich Food Office and worked for the Reich Ministry of Reconstruction. In the 1930 election Baltrusch was elected as an MP for the Zentrum Party and was the most important protestant representative of the trade unions, he lost his seat after the nazi seizure of power in 1933.[5][2]
After World War II, he was one of the founders of CDU.[3][4]
Personal life
On November 4th 1899 he married Anna Friederike Husemann (1876–1943), they had 6 children.[5]
References
- ^ Dorpalen, Andreas (2015-12-08). Hindenburg and the Weimar Republic. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400877713.
- ^ a b "Kurzbiographien der Personen in den "Akten der Reichskanzlei, Weimarer Republik"". www.bundesarchiv.de. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ a b "failed to load". library.fes.de. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "Verhandlungen des Deutschen Reichstags".
- ^ a b c Biographie, Deutsche. "Baltrusch, Georg Friedrich - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-12-27.