Hubert Rohde

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Hubert Rohde
Vice President of the Landtag of Saarland
In office 14 July 1975 – 31 December 1977
President	Ludwig Schnur
Preceded by	Franz Schneider
Succeeded by	Rita Waschbüsch
Personal details
Born	Hubert Heinrich Thomas Rohde (1929-02-28)28 February 1929 Christian Democratic Union
Spouse	Karin Attorf
Children	Marie-Bernadette, Daniela, Dominicus, Sebastian

Hubert Rohde (28 February 1929 in

.

Life

Hubert Rohde was born in a Christian family in Hildesheim. To avoid being recruited by the Waffen-SS he "volunteered" in the heavy artillery, a unit that he knew wasn't under their domain, and he never actually served for war.

After the war he studied

.

Hubert Rohde was married; his wife Karin (born Attorf) died in 1988. The couple had four children. After 1962 he lived in Mandelbachtal in Saarland.

Professional life

After getting his

in pedagogy.

He became a member of Saarland's parliament in 1970, where he first presided over the cultural committee and later became the parliament's vice-president.

In 1977 he was voted the SR's artistic director, a position he kept until 1988.

From 1988 to 2000 he was general secretary of the Deutsch-Französischer Kulturrat (fr:Haut Conseil Culturel Franco-Allemand).

For several years he was Chancellor of the

that assists schools and hospitals in Palestine. For his engagement in Franco-German cooperation, France's president awarded him the cross of the .

Until his death in February 2019, Hubert Rohde was involved in cultural and social areas in many ways as a chairman, co-founder, member and donor. He received numerous honours and awards for his commitment.

See also

• List of German Christian Democratic Union politicians

References

External links

• Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands web site