Horst Milde
Horst Milde (6 April 1933 – 29 March 2023) was a German politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served as president of the Landtag of Lower Saxony from 1990 to 1998.
Horst Milde | |
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 Milde in 2000 | |
| President of the Landtag of Lower Saxony | |
| In office 1990–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Edzard Blanke |
| Succeeded by | Rolf Wernstedt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1933 Breslau, Lower Silesia, Prussia, Germany |
| Died | 29 March 2023 (aged 89) |
| Political party | SPD |
| Education | Ubbo-Emmius-Gymnasium |
| Occupation | Politician |
Life and career
Milde attended the Elisabet-Gymnasium in Breslau from 1934 to 1945. After World War II, his family was expelled, and settled in Leer, Lower Saxony. He completed school there in 1951 at the Ubbo-Emmius-Gymnasium,[1] and then worked for the City of Leer.[2]
He joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in 1956.[3] He was a member of the district parliament (Kreistag) from 1964 to 1973, deputy Landrat of the district from 1965 to 1968, and mayor of Leer from 1968 to 1973. He was a member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony first from 1967 to 1974, and again from . He served as its president from 1990 to 1998.[3] He worked towards a merge of the northern States in Germany, and supported an exchange to his hometown Breslau and reconciliation with Poland.[2][3]
Milde was from 1986 to 1991 mayor of Oldenburg. He was influential in the founding of its university.[2][3] He was patron of the Ronald McDonald House Charities, running the Ronald McDonald House for children with severe illness and their families, from 2003.[4]
Awards
- 1973: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[2]
- 1996: Ehrenbürger of the Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg[2]
- 1999: Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland[2]
- 2000: Medal "1000 years Breslau" (1000 lat Wrocławia)[2]
- 2005: Honorary Senator of the Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven[2]
- 2013: Verdienter Bürger Breslaus (merited citizen of Breslau, Merito de Wratislawia)[2]
- 2018: Silver Medal of Breslau[2]
References
- "Horst Milde". Munzinger Archiv (in German). 1998. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- "Horst Milde". Lower Saxony (in German). 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- "Ehemaliger Landtagspräsident Horst Milde ist tot" [Former state parliament president Horst Milde is dead]. Volksstimme (in German). dpa. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- "Unsere Schirmherren" (in German). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- "Niedersachsens ehemaliger Landtagspräsident Horst Milde gestorben". NDR. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
External links
- Horst Milde (in German) City of Oldenburg