Rudolf Amelunxen

Rudolf Amelunxen
Amelunxen in 1945
Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
23 August 1946 – 17 June 1947
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byKarl Arnold
Regierungspräsident of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
1926–1932
Personal details
Born(1888-06-30)30 June 1888
Cologne, German Empire
Died21 April 1969(1969-04-21) (aged 80)
Grafschaft Abbey, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
PartyZentrum

Rudolf Amelunxen (30 June 1888 – 21 April 1969) was a German politician of the Zentrum and the 1st Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia between 23 August 1946 and 17 June 1947. He was born in Cologne and died on 21 April 1969 in Grafschaft Abbey, North Rhine-Westphalia.

From 1926 to 1932 he was the regional president of the Westphalian Münster Region, however, furloughed after the Putsch in Prussia. On 5 July 1945, the British military government appointed him upper president of the Province of Westphalia, an office he held until Westphalia was merged with the northern portion of the former Rhine province to form North Rhine-Westphalia in 1946.[1]

In the first West German presidential election in 1949, held indirectly with delegates, Amelunxen was the candidate of his party and received 3.7% of the vote in the final round.

References

  1. ^ Ordinance No. 46 – Auflösung der Provinzen des ehemaligen Landes Preußen in der Britischen Zone und ihre Neubildung als selbständige Länder ("Abolition of the Provinces of the Former State of Prussia in the British Zone and their Re-establishment as Separate States").
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