Karl Ahrens

German Politician (SPD)

Karl Ahrens (13 March 1924 – 6 March 2015) was a German Social Democratic Party politician who served as member of the German Bundestag from 1969 to 1990. He had a doctorate in law and was an assistant secretary of the Lower-Saxon ministry of the interior.2

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Born Mar 13, 1924, died Mar 6, 2015.1

About

As a member of the Bundestag, he worked mainly in the committee on economic affairs.

Ahrens was president of the Association of European Border Regions from 1984 to 1996. He served as president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 1983 to 1986 and was the first German to do so.

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Companies

Career

Occupation: politician.6

  • 1987 to 1990Member of the German Bundestag4
  • 1983 to 1986President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe4 5
  • 1983 to 1987Member of the German Bundestag4
  • 1980 to 1983Member of the German Bundestag4
  • 1976 to 1980Member of the German Bundestag4
  • 1973 to 1991Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe4 5
  • 1972 to 1976Member of the German Bundestag4
  • 1970 to 1973Substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe4 5
  • 1970 to 1989Chief executive, Verband kommunaler Unternehmen3
  • 1969 to 1972Member of the German Bundestag4

Personal life

  • BornMar 13, 1924, Hilter7
  • DiedMar 6, 2015, Gehrden8
  • CitizenshipGermany9

Awards

  • Date not recordedCommander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany10
  • Date not recordedKnight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany10