Carl Wirths
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Carl Wirths was a German
politician of the Free Democratic Party
(FDP). He was a representative of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
from October 2, 1946 until September 1, 1949 and the national Bundestag
from 1949 until his death.
, today a suburb of Wuppertal. After attending elementary school and high school he completed an apprenticeship in construction. He along with his father in 1924, he founded the construction company "Carl Wirth & Co.", which existed until its dissolution in May 2004.
Wirths was also the publisher of the Westdeutsche Rundschau, a newspaper close to the FDP in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Wirths joined the Free Democratic Party
after its formation in 1946 and represented the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from October 2, 1946 until September 1, 1949. From 1945 he a member of the Advisory Board of the City of Wuppertal
and was from 1946 to 1951 and 1952 to 1955 a city councilor there.
In the 1949 general elections, Wirths was elected to the Bundestag
to which he belonged until his death in 1955, elected successively in 1949 and 1953. From 1949 to 1953 and 9 November 1954 until his death he was Deputy. Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Construction and Land Law and of 9 February 1950 until his death, served as. Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Reconstruction and Housing Agency.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
politician of the Free Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party (Germany)
The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government...
(FDP). He was a representative of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
The Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia is the state diet of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It convenes in Düsseldorf and currently consists of 181 members of five Parties...
from October 2, 1946 until September 1, 1949 and the national Bundestag
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
from 1949 until his death.
Life and career
Wirths was born in 1897 in ElberfeldElberfeld
Elberfeld is a municipal subdivision of the German city of Wuppertal; it was an independent town until 1929.-History:The first official mentioning of the geographic area on the banks of today's Wupper River as "elverfelde" was in a document of 1161...
, today a suburb of Wuppertal. After attending elementary school and high school he completed an apprenticeship in construction. He along with his father in 1924, he founded the construction company "Carl Wirth & Co.", which existed until its dissolution in May 2004.
Wirths was also the publisher of the Westdeutsche Rundschau, a newspaper close to the FDP in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
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Wirths joined the Free Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party (Germany)
The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government...
after its formation in 1946 and represented the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from October 2, 1946 until September 1, 1949. From 1945 he a member of the Advisory Board of the City of Wuppertal
Wuppertal
Wuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in and around the Wupper river valley, and is situated east of the city of Düsseldorf and south of the Ruhr area. With a population of approximately 350,000, it is the largest city in the Bergisches Land...
and was from 1946 to 1951 and 1952 to 1955 a city councilor there.
In the 1949 general elections, Wirths was elected to the Bundestag
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
to which he belonged until his death in 1955, elected successively in 1949 and 1953. From 1949 to 1953 and 9 November 1954 until his death he was Deputy. Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Construction and Land Law and of 9 February 1950 until his death, served as. Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Reconstruction and Housing Agency.
Publications
- Carl Wirths, Hermann Weitnauer: Das Wohnungseigentumsgesetz, 1. Auflage 1952, Vahlen Verlag. (erscheint derzeit in 9. Auflage unter dem Titel "Weitnauer. Wohnungseigentumsrecht")
Literature
- Friedrich Henning, Carl Wirths und das Wohnungseigentumsgesetz von 1951, in: Geschichte im Westen, Band 9, 1994, Seiten 183 bis 196.