Ernst Albrecht (politician, born 1930)
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Minister-President of Lower Saxony | |
In office 6 February 1976 – 21 June 1990 | |
Deputy | Wilfried Hasselmann Rötger Groß Wilfried Hasselmann Josef Stock |
Preceded by | Alfred Kubel |
Succeeded by | Gerhard Schröder |
President of the Bundesrat | |
In office 1 November 1985 – 31 October 1986 | |
First Vice President | Lothar Späth |
Preceded by | Lothar Späth |
Succeeded by | Holger Börner |
Director-General of the Directorate-General for Competition | |
In office 1967–1970 | |
Member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony | |
In office 22 June 1982 – 21 June 1990 | |
Preceded by | Hans-Jürgen Mellentin |
Succeeded by | Lutz von der Heide |
Constituency | Burgdorf |
In office 10 July 1974 – 22 June 1982 | |
Preceded by | Werner Evers |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Constituency | Wietze |
In office 20 June 1970 – 10 July 1974 | |
Preceded by | multi-member district |
Succeeded by | multi-member district |
Constituency | Christian Democratic Union List |
Personal details | |
Born | Ernst Carl Julius Albrecht 29 June 1930 Heidelberg, Republic of Baden, Weimar Republic (now Germany) |
Died | 13 December 2014 (aged 84) Burgdorf-Beinhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany |
Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
Spouse |
Adele Stromeyer
(m. 1953; died 2002) |
Children | 7, including Ursula and Hans-Holger |
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Relatives | Albrecht family |
Residence | Burgdorf-Beinhorn |
Alma mater | University of Tübingen University of Bonn |
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Ernst Carl Julius Albrecht (29 June 1930
Background
Ernst Albrecht was born in Heidelberg, the son of the psychologist, psychotherapist and medical doctor Carl Albrecht, who was known for developing a new method of meditation; the Albrecht family had been among the hübsche ("genteel") families of the Electorate of Hanover as doctors, jurists and civil servants since the 17th century, but his immediate ancestors had been wealthy cotton merchants in Bremen and members of the city-state's Hanseatic elite in the 19th and 20th centuries. His grandmother Mary Ladson Robertson was an American of prominent planter class origin from Charleston, South Carolina, and a descendant of James H. Ladson and several colonial governors.[2]
European Commission, 1958–1970
Ernst Albrecht studied law and economics. In 1958 he moved to Brussels where he became one of the first European civil servants. He initially served as the Chef de Cabinet to the European Commissioner for Competition Hans von der Groeben in the Hallstein Commission, and in 1967, at the age of 37, he became the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Competition.
Business and political career
Albrecht entered politics in his native Germany when he was elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag (parliament) in 1970, and moved to Hanover with his family the following year. From 1971 to 1976, he was member of the management board of Bahlsen.[3]
When
The state government under Ernst Albrecht used every opportunity to court former Nazis. In a 1978 speech, Deputy Premier Wilfried Hasselmann (CDU) greeted the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients, a league of former Wehrmacht (Hitler's army) officers and SS men, certifying that they had “shown courage and given an example to others”. Hasselmann declared he was “deeply impressed by the solidarity of your order. You have fulfilled your duty as soldiers in an exemplary manner. This will continue to be evident to a younger generation”.[4]
Albrecht is known for the decision to make the County of
Personal life
Albrecht married Heidi Adele Stromeyer (1928–2002) in 1953. They had seven children, among them politician Ursula von der Leyen and Hans-Holger Albrecht, President & CEO of the international telecom and media group Deezer. A daughter died at age 11 and one son at age 49 of cancer.
His brother was George Alexander Albrecht, a conductor. Ernst Albrecht had Alzheimer's disease since 2003,[5] which was announced to the public in 2008. He died at the age of 84 in Burgdorf in December 2014.[6]
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References
- ^ "Albrecht, Ernst". www.kas.de. 4 August 2010.
- ^ Deutsches Geschlechterbuch vol. 17 p. 49
- ^ "Ernst Albrecht". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- ^ Krassnin, Denis (29 September 2014). "Germany's new war minister and Stern magazine". World Socialist Web Site.
- ^ Von der Leyen und die Krankheit ihres Vaters. Ein Artikel über die Sendung auf www.welt.de, 27. Mai 2008.
- ^ "Ursula von der Leyen: "Er hat ein erfülltes Leben gehabt"". Der Tagesspiegel Online. 13 December 2014 – via Tagesspiegel.